Hello! I have a small inquiry about the cooling system. The temperature gauge doesn't get to the halfway mark, only slightly below after it warms up. Im thinking its a bad thermostat. Any thoughts?

 

Ford Temp gauge is 200degF at center
Operating temp should be 180-190degF so just below center line

It will go just passed center line when going up a long uphill climb or when heavily loaded or pulling a trailer and that's OK, 3/4 is when its overheating and you should pull over

 

So it is ok for the temp needle to be just below the middle? I mean it is like a hair below the middle. It bothers me because adhd lol. But if its ok to drive and wont damage anything then, cool!

 

That's where it should be

 

That's normal behavior of a functioning cooling system / temp gauge as RonD described.