2.3L ('83-'97) Coolant temp question

[mdiiorio]

I will probably get reamed for this but it is one I got from autozone...

 

[franklin2]

I will probably get reamed for this but it is one I got from autozone...

If it's only bouncing just a letter or two in the word "normal" on the gauge, I still say that shows the thermostat is working properly.

 

[Jazzer]

I've had trouble with non-Motorcraft thermostats in the past, but they were usually slow to respond as shown dipped in boiling water. Sounds like you got a twitchy one.

Everything's working fine, as you've said and everyone here agrees. It's just that irritating gauge. I'd probably put a Motorcraft thermostat on it, cuz crap like that bothers me.

-Jazzer