Yep it will. Because the person who did the work, did not
get all the air out of the cooling system.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Brian Doss wrote:

> I just had some work done to my '88. Just for the heck of it, changed the
> thermostat. Now my indicator needle rides just above the red LED. Before
> thermostat change, it always hovered just below the red LED. The fan hasn't
> been kicking on while driving, but I was curious, will changing the thermostat
> affect the gauge reading like this? Where do your needles mostly hover?
>