Does This Mean I Need A New Thermostat?

[tallahasseegreys]

OK, I've had the car for a year; bought it last November.

The temp gauge always reads 3 o'clock, or just a teeny bit higher. But now that it's beginning to get cold out side, I notice that the temp gauge falls a bit when the temp is below 55 degrees F. If it's 40 degrees outside, the temp gauge reads almost 4 o'clock.

I noticed this last year, but I didn't think too much of it.

I live in northern Florida, so summers are 90 +, and winters give us only several days of below freezing mornings each year.

So, should my temp gauge read roughly 3 o'clock year round? Do I need a new thrmostat? If so, which one (isn't there like an 87 or 90 degree C to choose from)?

[orange850t]

I believe so, I have never seen mine waver off of three oclock. Except that is when my electric fan stuffed in mississippi last summer.

[Bay13]

There may be 2 to pick from but I think they all superceed to the 90 degree one. Thats the only one our parts department has.