its somewhere right in the middle of the temop gage possibly a little higher then that.
195 to 210 degrees is just fine...
we have run them at 230 and have not seen any problems
I had this same problem with my 1996 Sunfire awhile ago. I took it to two mechanics and they both determined that it was a leaking head gasket and it was causing air to get trapped in the thermostat to make it run hot. Hope this helps you out. Good luck.
There is a temp blend door controlled by the temp control switch. The temp blend door is run by an actuator. If this actuator needs replacement it requires removal of the dash assembly (big job).
Bad temp. sensor? on most ford contour cars the cooling fan only runs when the motor reaches a certain temp. this model car also has a cooling fan relay switch,if the switch is bad the fan will not run.
I have had my 2000 Pontiac sunfire since it was brand new and i have 235000 miles on it and it is still running great!
Run a wire from the positive terminal on the battery to the fan motor. If the fan will not run when hot wired, the motor is burned out and will have to be replaced. If the fan will run when hot wired, check the fan motor fuse. It us probably in the engine compartment near the battery.
190-200 is best temp any motor well run it, best performance's and life spanned
the water pump is run by the timing belt the water pump is where the timing belt at in the motor
temp in the run command box causes windows explorer to open showing the contents of the windows\temp directory.
You need to have the fan relay switch checked for it being bad.
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