sounds cold. i drive a regal so its not the same dash, but i run 1 line under 1/2 or at a 1/4 or so. you should see the needle around 190 to 200 easy when good and warmed up in your car.

you may want to bleed the t stat housing bleeder screw, you may have air trapped, if coolant streams out right away, the temp sensor may have gone bad.


bottom right is my temp, thats where it lives most of the time, if im stuck in traffic in the summer it will hit 1/2 and hold.