[Shotimes] Temperature Problem

[Clubairth]

Tim:
 Check your coolant level. Sounds like it's low!
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> A few months ago, may temp gauge on the dash would go to just about the N
in
> normal after just a few minutes of operation(even severe low temps, single
> digits outside). Then it would drop to back down to the blue line.  After
> that everything operated as normal.
>
>
>
> Yesterday though, the gauge pegged above the Red line.  No heat was coming
> out of the vents, I had cranked it so that if it was that hot, it may cool
> it down. I didnt have far to go, opened the hood and the engine did not
> seem to be hot.
>
>
>
> On the way to work this morning, most of the way here it was pegged. About
>
> of the way here, it dropped into the mid normal range, and heat started
> coming out of the vents. A couple more times it did go back up, but stayed
> mainly in the mid normal range. When it did go up, I lost heat, but when
it
> came back down, heat came out.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas?  Thermostat, temp sending unit? The car did not
shut
> down, so Im leaning towards the gauge temp sender, I HOPE!!!
>
>
>
> Tim Sorrells
>
> 93 MTX 193400 miles
>
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