Q: Do I have a bad coolant temperature switch?
My temperature gauge is reading hot almost immediately after I start to run the car. The coolant is full, and I just replaced the thermastat. Is there anything else that my be causing the problem?
My car has 138000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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