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    leyaussie Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 21, 2014, 03:18 PM
    Car stalls when tempature gauge reads hot
    My temperature gauge fluctuates. Today it went to H. It wasn't over heating or smoking but it lost power. I pulled over, let it cool down then was able to drive home. The gauge was at about 2/3rds. When I got home I turned the car off then immediately turned it back on and the gauge read cold.?
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    Jan 21, 2014, 04:17 PM
    Sounds like a defective thermostat. Car is probably over heating and gauge is accurate.
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    Jan 21, 2014, 05:40 PM
    How is the coolant level?

    What kind of car is it?

    Sounds to me like it could be a head gasket problem.
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