Car runs too cool/intermittant autocheck annoyances

[Derek Pulvino]

I haven't followed this thread from top to bottom, so maybe this was 
dicussed somewhere else, but if you're temperature is registering low, it 
may be a function of the multi-function going bad and not necesarily the 
engine being too cold.

Just throwing that out there.

derek p

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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:31:46 EDT
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Subject: Re: Car runs too cool/intermittant autocheck annoyances
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Phil:  I'd go one further on the cool running (temp) of the 200 20V.
My 200 20V runs ultra cool.
Only when stopped in traffic will the temp get into the normal operating
range.
I suspect the thermostat is partially open all the time.
this (theoretically) gets me:
Lower gas mileage.
Low boost on occasion like the MFTS symptom. 1.3 / 1.4 bar
Luke warm heat in the winter.

I would guess it would lead to engine life longjevidy (sp?) hence the reason
why I haven't changed mine.

Flase alarms on the IC could be solder breaks in the cluster
itself..............
-Scott by BOSTON