help on confirming my temp gauge is working?

[Erickramirez 0]

So this is what i did to reset my temp gauge in my G60: i slowly lifted needle all the way up until i heard a Faint click, then needle just dropped quickly, so i thought i didnt do it right so i did it again, this time i went a little further up and now i heard a more clear click, and this time the needle SLOWLY dropped, but not all the way, only to the middle!. now my temp gauge seems to read but in merely ten minutes of driving on a cold morning it had gone all the way up (reading past the 230 point, im guessing 270?) im thinking somethings not right. did i not reset it correctly? why doesnt my needle drop below halfway? helppp

[VR6 0]

I'm no rocket scientist but it just sounds like you've moved the needle so that it no longer starts from the 'zero' position but now starts incorrectly at around 80 degrees!

[Erickramirez 0]

if thats what i did, any idea on how to reset it back?? i hope thats what happened cuz the actual temp is 80 degrees less that will be SO good lol, but how do i put it back then? and i noticed after driving it and the needle all the way up, i would shut off the car and let the needle drop to the middle, then turn on the ignition and watch the needle go up a little but, stop, go up a little, stop, up a little, stop etc. any ideas??? pleasee any help would be great

[Erickramirez 0]

UPDATE i did all sorts of funky shizz with the temp gauge, making it click up making it click down and eventually it started working fine now lol (i think). it now rests almost at the bottom, you know that pin stoppin the needle from going down? it rests a couple mm above it, but now it seems to be working fine, under normal driving conditions it will go up to 230 F. this is normal temp right? (i have like 60%water 40% coolant tho)