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Pilot · 10-24-2009, 12:32 PM

After the car has warmed-up, the coolant gauge is about 1/4, if I get stuck in traffic or a lot of idling, it will go up just under the 1/2 point. Is that normal? Haven't had the car long enough to know.

At what point on the water temperature gauge would you shut the car down?

10-24-2009, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pilot Master MotorcycleMechanic Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Coolant temperature gauge--is this normal...? After the car has warmed-up, the coolant gauge is about 1/4, if I get stuck in traffic or a lot of idling, it will go up just under the 1/2 point. Is that normal? Haven't had the car long enough to know. At what point on the water temperature gauge would you shut the car down?