zetecs normally run " hot "
when at idle it will go up then when the car is moving it should go back down...
you could change the thermostat just in case its faulty and change the temp sensor...
my neddle stays between the A and L...
good luck
Later
Red '97 GL Sport MTX IVELISE ================================== "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty." John F. Kennedy
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