Q: Temperature gauge
Temp gauge starts at high when it's been left off for the night in the cold. And remains at high when driving but moves a little more, as if it was reading cold going to normal. But from high to pay high. Coolant level was fine
My car has 238000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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