How Far Should A Car Thermostat Go Before It Is Unsafe?
My car recently started overheating and acting funny so I took it in and was told I needed to replace my thermostat and get my radiator flushed. I did both. The car has not overheated since then, but the thermostat on the dashboard goes up pretty high. It hasn’t gone all the way to top to over heat, but it has been pretty close. It seems to go down when I go faster, but if I slow down at lights and such it creeps up high. I don’t honestly know if I my car did this before and I am just being paranoid because I never paid any attention to it before. Am I being paranoid? How high can the temperature gauge in the dashboard go before I should be worried? I am supposed to be driving a 6 hour trip this weekend (one way) and I don’t want to get stranded. I am also moving cross country next month and would like to know if this is going to affect me. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
