D2, Thanks for your help. Well, my gauge always used to read right in the middle of the gauge, just inside the little boxed area-- until recently. Also, I looked in the FSM and it says the needle should be in the middle. And, my other Imperials all stay in the middle or a little to the left of center . . . So something's funny here . . . but thanks again. Mark dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Mark, that's normal. They all say below the little rectangular bar, (except > for my LeBaron's that goes all over the place). Apparently, there was a > perception back then that the engine running cold is "good". And Chrysler > designed the gages so they show "cold" all the time. > > You may want to install a mechanical gage if you want to know what the > temperature really is. > > D^2 >