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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:38 AM
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I have a 03 explorer with a v6 recently service engine light came on ,the code reader says coolent temp below thermastat recirculating temp. anybody have any idea what might cause this? and what would be the fix?
 
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What was the code number?
 
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I didn't think to write down the code only the problem
 
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well, lets say you have a 195 degree thermostat, and the water temp only gets to 160 degrees ?? i would guess the thermostat is bad, leaking thru.
 
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If it is the tstat, then your temp should be running a bit low.
 
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Water pump not doing well?
 
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