Q: Temp gauge goes down at 65mph.

asked by on November 19, 2016

temp gauge reach middle position in sometime after starting the car. on highway if i reach 65mph it goes down and comes back in middle. at 60mph it stays in the middle

My car has 111451 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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