Originally posted by dealer502:
the 61,ooo mile atx mystique runs at the high end of the "normal" part of the gauge. after taking an actual gauge reading of 210 degrees, the cooling fans turn on and run until about 200 degrees and then stop and the gauge reads between the "a"and "l" of the gauge. is this a normal reading and if not, what can be done to get a more comfortable reading? 
All zetecs run on the hot side of the temp gague. In between A & L is normal. The fan will always kick in when the gague is in the middle of the "L" and turn off at "A" and the temp will go down a little more almost to "M" while at idle .
Interesting note - The zetec runs "hotter" in the winter . And it runs cooler in the summer ! Do not know why ? You would think it would be the opposite . And the fan does not run any more in the summer than the winter. Starsky_distributor
