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Old 08-22-2014, 07:02 PM   #7
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Default Re: Motometer reading

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Originally Posted by Will N View Post
When my As are in motion and air is being drawn through by the fan and the motion of the car, I rarely ever see any mercury on the motometer- maybe 1/8 inch on really hot days. When idling, it might go up 1/2" or so.
Mine is the same. I look at a motometer as more of a indication when the water is boiling because it can't possibly read an accurate temperature since the bulb doesn't even reach the water level (until the water is boiling out the top of the radiator... ).
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