Where does your 53 Ford run?

[JSeery]

Originally Posted by Garagekulture13

I'm a bit nervous to drive the car as is. I'd sure hate to cook that motor.

Not sure that much concern is justified, you have a lot of responses stating that their cars normally run in that area of the gauge. 180 to 190 is a good operating temperature for a flathead. An even higher is not going to hurt anything. Driving it with the coolant actually boiling is not a good idea. With a pressurized system that is probably somewhere around 220.