In an 89 F150, after about 8 miles of driving the temp gauge gets to the very bottom of the normal range, but it never goes any higher. It seems like it takes alot longer to warm up than other 8 cylinder engines (and other 6-cylinder trucks).
Does this sound normal? It does (barely) get into the normal range. My other Fords climb to the middle of the range pretty quick, and the wife's 6-cylinder Isuzu is pushing out heat before a mile goes by.
The gauge reading was the same this summer, even towing a mini-van through the mountains. Also, it's crew cab (or whatever), so it may just be that the heat isn't heating up the cab as quickly as I was used to, but the gauge reading seems low.
Thanks,
Bob