Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in message news:<40C63BFC.794648E7@junkmail.com>...
> It seems your thermostat is stuck open. Cheap part to buy, but I don't
> know how easy it is to replace on on your car.
>
> Ron wrote:
> >
> > I have a 95 Accord with 70,000 miles on it.
> >
> > The temp gauge usually runs about a quarter of the way up from cold, now
> > for some strange reason the gauge stays right on the blue (cool) part of
> > the gauge.
> >
> > I just noticed it doing this 2 wks ago, I live in Florida so I always
> > keep an eye on the temp gauge in the summer, especially while in stop
> > and go traffic.
> >
> > Sometimes it will barely move above blue area to the line but thats it.
> > If I turn the heater on it drops all the way down below the blue area
> > and it blows out *warm* not *hot* air so this rules out a bad sending
> > unit.
> >
> > Does anyone know what could be causing the engine to run so cool?
> >
> > Also, no work or preventive maintenance has been performed on the engine
> > recently that might some how cause this problem.


I finally got around to checking the thermostat today and it is not
stuck open.When I took it out, it was closed. So I tested it several
times in a pot of boiling water on the stove and it opens and shuts
without any problem. Any other thoughts on what could be causing the
problem.