So my car has been getting abnormally hot so I decided to check the coolant, it was fine, and boil my thermostat to see if it was working. I cycled it a few times from the boiling water to cold water. Here's the odd part: I went on a 2 mile round trip with a 20 minute break between driving and it got really hot. After I tested the thermostat I went on a 10 mile drive with varying speeds/engine speeds and it stayed cool like normal. What's up with that?

 

its saying the stat is probably on its way out.

sometimes they will stick either open or closed
for the 10 bucks they are worth Id say replace it

 

head gaskets in there cars are known from being junk i would look in to that too

 

I don't have the money to replace the t-stat til tomorrow but I figured I'd do it this weekend. As for the head gasket, I'll deal with that when the time comes.. It'll be a while before I have the extra $300 to do it.