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Old 12-25-2019, 05:16 PM   #16
Bill G
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Default Re: Water Temp Questions...

My radiator was horribly plugged, not to mention several tubes which had been severed and soldered. My engine was routinely overheating and the radiator looked so shabby I didn’t want to put it back on the car when I did my restore. Radiators are expensive suckers but a new one now keeps it cool. Rarely above 180, and in weather with ambients less than 60 or so, The gauge hardly comes off the bottom end. Actually, for winter I put a thermostat in the upper hose to get the temp up to 165. Otherwise it just doesn’t want to stay warm
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