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Re: temperature slightly in the red, is that norma #446082 09/28/02 11:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 T tthomas OP New CEG\'er
OP tthomas New CEG\'er T Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40	Thanks for the advice guys. I went to the local Ford dealer and bought a Motorcraft thermostat, figured that was the quick and easy thing to do. But I accidentially stripped the lower of the three bolts in the thermostat housing!! Any advice on how to get the damn thing out?? I'm scared of stripping it even more now... Tom

Re: temperature slightly in the red, is that norma #446083 09/29/02 06:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 T tthomas OP New CEG\'er
OP tthomas New CEG\'er T Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40	Allright, finally got the Motorcraft thermostat I bought at the Ford dealer installed and it seems like the temperature now stays at the L in normal consistently! Whoohoo.... Tom

Re: temperature slightly in the red, is that normal? #446084 09/30/02 01:34 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 509 Muskegon, Michigan, USA R rollingstash_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
rollingstash_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 509 Muskegon, Michigan, USA	that still seems pretty high, my car runs around the O in normal unless I come off the highway directly into stop and go trafic. Even then the farthest it gets is around the right side of the M. Seems a bit sketchy still... don't drink and drive.

Re: temperature slightly in the red, is that norma #446085 09/30/02 01:39 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma B bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma	Is your radiator fan running? If so, what does the gauge read when the fan comes on? 95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn) 95 Mystique Zetec, MTX 2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec 1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8 1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6

Re: temperature slightly in the red, is that norma #446086 10/03/02 05:49 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 T tthomas OP New CEG\'er
OP tthomas New CEG\'er T Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40	Hmmm... the fan does run I am pretty sure... will check at what temperature it turns on as soon as I get off work. The radiator fan runs off the temperature sensor on top of the thermostat housing, correct? If I find that it comes on too late should I replace the sensor, or should I start somewhere else? thanks! Tom

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