2001 Toyota Avalon rising temperature gauge

2001 TOYOTA AVALON
164,249 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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Temperature gauge of my car rises above middle line and keeps going up while the a/c is on but drops below middle line once the a/c is off and remains below the middle line.I have stopped the use of a/c for this reason.What can be the cause?
Mar 12, 2015 at 8:14 AM
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