'95 Pickup warmup takes long time??

Have you checked the thermostat? And what temperature t-stat are you running? I use this one:

I use this one:

The temp stays at normal low range (pointer stays about 1/10 of the temp. range) all the time; unless lots of traffic stops with long idling or in a hot day, then temp. will go up to normal high (lower than half of the temp. range). That's it. Never overheat. Run like a champ; smooth and quiet.

Matt

That is not normal... Normal is in the middle of the gauge.

running? I use this one:

It's doing exactly what my Celica was doing... while it was doing it, I had almost no heat and the only time I ever saw the gage go to the middle was after doing 90+ mph for 3 hours on the highway...

The problem?

Failed thermostat -- like everyone says.

Costs 8 bucks plus money for a gasket... even if that's not the problem, you're out less than 10 bucks in most cases. Heck, you could just pull the housing when the car has cooled down and yank the t-stat and see if it's stuck open with your eyes before you go buy one.

The culprit is thermostat. I replaced with a new one and gasket. temp is normal, and idle is so quiet and smooth now. Van't believe thermostat only lasts 51K (mine is low milledge). Thanks for everyone's help. Matt

It's not always mileage... sometimes it's simply time. My '94 needed a thermostat in 2001, at about 180k.

--- Rich