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Question posted by barry78528 on December 8th, 2014

The Engine Temperature Is Low And A New Thermostat Was Put In 6 Months Ago

Engine temperature only gets to about 150 -160 have changed the thermostat 6 months ago. This is the third time for this problem. I changed the thermostat in the past and it fixed the problem. Could it be something damaging the thermostat?

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