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38 coupe · 05-04-2025, 11:54 AM

Temperature gauges and sending units can drift with age. Good idea calibrating yours, I keep a cooking thermometer in the shop for the same reason.
I like to run 160 F thermostats in pre-war Fords. I run 180 F thermostats in 8BA engines.

05-04-2025, 11:54 AM	#22
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,137	Re: 1941 cooling Temperature gauges and sending units can drift with age. Good idea calibrating yours, I keep a cooking thermometer in the shop for the same reason. I like to run 160 F thermostats in pre-war Fords. I run 180 F thermostats in 8BA engines.