Q: when i stop the temperature gauge goes up two lines frm mid way and the heat only get warmer when ur driving when the car sit stil

asked by on December 14, 2017

when im sitting still the temperature gauge start to rise and the heat gets colder when i make a stop or dnt have feet on gas long as im driving the heat get warm..

My car has 112500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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