Car running too cold

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May 9, 2018 | 05:40 AM

goalieforlife

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Car: 1991 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

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Car running too cold

91 GTA 5.0 TPI doesn't get warm according to her guage... I replaced the thermostat and cooling sensor a couple years ago. The car is idling a little high bc of this as the computer seems to be giving the car more fuel.

any ideas? maybe the thermostat is stuck open?

May 15, 2018 | 04:35 PM

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Yes.

A stuck open stat is about the only thing that can cause that can cause the engine to not come up to operating temp.

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May 16, 2018 | 05:28 AM

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Re: Car running too cold

What's the ACTUAL temperature? (as measured with an INSTRUMENT such as an infrared thermometer as opposed to the wavy pointer trim package thingy in the dash)