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Originally Posted by alan6272 View Post
My temp gage stays just below midway. If it sits at idle after while the Gage will climb maybe half way the fans come and it goes back to the same as before. Maybe his sender is weak? I would try and find out the exact temp say with an inferred thermometer? That would be my next step.
This sounds exactly like the behavior the OP is describing. The needle normally stays in the middle, unless he's sitting still, in which case the needle will climb until the fans come on, at which point it will fall again.

The gauges will have some variance between cars, but it shouldn't be a huge issue.
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