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Just under halfway, doesnt matter if its idling, running hard, or anything in between. Running 90 on the freeway, then coming to an offramp and stopping at the red light just off the highway, still wont make it go any further that just under halfway. 
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Mine goes over half-way sometimes, going up hills and stuff. Maybe when there isnt enough air, I dunno, its weird. I just had the thermostat replaced and the fluid changed too. It gets pretty high.
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From the time I got my Mystique, more than a year ago, until a few months ago, the temperature gauge always went to the halfway position, pointing straight up. Then it suddenly changed to never getting even as high as the edge of the normal range. Now, after having replaced the temperature sending unit, the needle usually goes to about A or L. OBD?II reports the temperature reached by the engine coolant nearly always as about 192; this corresponded to the halfway position withthe old sensor, and the A-L position with the new sensor.
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My temp guage needle is ON my temp guage!  What are you all talkin' about?!
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Mine flirts with the "L" on a regular basis. 
hunter green 96 mystique mtx, sabb side markers deep tints
car bra., K & N filter, hyper white low beams, after market fogs, JVC Kameleon head unit, 600 watt amp with 2 10" kicker subs, soon to come new rims
New adition 01/11/2002 The original 95SE in Midnight Red all the toys including traction control
Fog light mod, lightmoonroof switch from a focus, power antena (still wiring it up) post 98 sail panels, new water pump , Bosch quad plaitnum plugs, and a new Cat.
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"L" or higher on a normal basis(thanks to the accident). But usually its at about L all the time.
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Mine stays around the R area, but idling it can get as high as the L.
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Originally posted by SQPlus: My temp guage needle is ON my temp guage!
What are you all talkin' about?!There's always one... :p
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Before changing my fluid T-stat and temo sensor it was regularly on A and L, but afte the change and running coolant sys. cleaner through it is usually on the middle of M. Its is usually about 95 deg. here.
Ohsigmachi '96 GL MTX Zetec SS (SuperSleeper)
Suffice it to say my mod list has become so long that it is just ridiculous
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