Could have been the system needed bleeding after the change and the coolant wasn't circulating properly? Getting things up to temp and the jolts of driving solve air lock problems most of the time. TG
Hi there,
>
> I have a '99 Suby Outback. Recently I have changed the coolant and I
> noticed something strange (I say). I was driving about 75 m/h on the
> highway when the traffic became very slow (some accident). I looked at
> the temperature indicator and I saw it going to almost the highest mark
> on the scale. It stayed there for about 2 minutes before it came back on
> to where it stays normally, 2-3 line below the middle mark.
>
> My question. Is this normal behavior? Or is a sign that the thermostat > is going bad.
>
> I can't say if this happened before as I was not very much concerned. >
> Thank you all that take the time to read/answer my question.
>
> Regards,
> Dan
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