"Imminent Vengeance" > wrote in message
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> My '93 Accord usually handles these deep freeze winters well. But for the
> last few (very cold) days, the temperature gauge hardly rises even after a
> long period of driving. When I am at a stop and the car is idling at low
> engine speed, the temp gauge sometimes rises slightly. But when I take
> off
> and accelerate again, it falls back to its lowest point.
>
> Is it safe to assume that the thermostat is the culprit here? I am
> guessing
> that the thermostat the car has now is the original (I've had the car for
> only 5 years and have not had it replaced since I've owned it). It is
> also
> taking longer than usual to warm up on the inside.
>
> Am I assuming correctly?

Yes.