Does anyone have an idea where the temp gauge should normally sit? The car shows no signs of overheating but the radiator isn't too flash and the gauge sits at about three quarters. Doesn't seem to change much with ambient temp either.
265 1980 Normal Running Temp
Mar 09, 2005
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IIRC, mine used to be about half way or so. If the cooling system works properly, it shouldn't change much. Mine did once go high, and sure enough I had to stop and let things cool off. Never did find out what caused that.
I like the way it is behaving. As long as the temperature isn't rising, I suggest leaving it as is.
Mike
It's not so much the highish gauge which bothers me, it's more that it never seems to drop much even on cool nights. Radiator looks original - that's a pretty good innings if it's the whole 25 years old.
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