[Smith1000]

I watched the temperature gauge closely today on my way to work. The outside air temp this morning was 69. I go about 30 miles to work. The temp slowly continued to climb during the first 15 or 16 miles of the trip and finally leveled off at 199 degrees. I did notice that, when on the highway cruising, when the temp was about 179, the MPG was reading 30-31 MPG with the cruise on. For the return trip, it reached 205 on the highway and it did not not climb any higher, even at idle when stopped. I believe the thermostat it calls for is a 195 degrees, so it is running a little hotter. I will blow out the radiator with air and water this evening to ensure it is getting good air flow. If this doesn't help, I'll change out the thermostat.