In the 18 months I have had the 60, it has never seemed to run particularly hot, but after a 60 mile drive on the freeway earlier this week the temp gauge barely rose a click above C. Today, I picked up a temp gun and ran a few hours worth of errands (freeway driving, in town driving, etc.) and after a good 20 min run on the freeway, here was the temp gauge in the cabin and then the readings from the engine bay with the engine still running.
Questions: do results like this warrant replacing the thermostat? any other diagnostic work I should do before deciding?
There is a bit on overcooled engines here, and I found this thread that leaned towards yes (Problem with Thermostat or super efficient cooling system? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/problem-with-thermostat-or-super-efficient-cooling-system.778689/) but it is also from 2013, so I wanted to see what current thinking might be.
Thanks in advance for the input.
Questions: do results like this warrant replacing the thermostat? any other diagnostic work I should do before deciding?
There is a bit on overcooled engines here, and I found this thread that leaned towards yes (Problem with Thermostat or super efficient cooling system? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/problem-with-thermostat-or-super-efficient-cooling-system.778689/) but it is also from 2013, so I wanted to see what current thinking might be.
Thanks in advance for the input.