How come my car warms up so quickly when i am idling? i have an open element, i have some antifreeze, some water in my coolant>Any suggestions on how i can keep my car a heck of alot cooler while I am idling?

 

Are your fans working right? If not ground the circuit at the temp switch. It is cheaper if it is just a switch.

 

Or it could be your guage...I was really worried this summer cuz the temp guage would rise to 240 degrees. I replaced the coolant temp sensor and replaced the thermostat as well. Then I went ahead and flushed my radiator. The verdict: it was still over heating...so I thought. I went to my automotive shop and school and asked to use one of those infrared thermometers. The hottest my engine got was 190 and then the fans would kick on, cooling it down to about 160-170 again. It's something worth checking out.

 

Aight I'll give that a shot, but i just installed a mechanical aftermark gauge into my dash and it is directly identical to what my oem gauge is readin.

 

140 degrees? That's waaaay too cold for an operating temperature. Either you thermostat is bad, or your gauge is off. It should be running very near your thermostat temperature, unless it gets hot.