Originally Posted by Rogviler

I know the struggle. Mine always ran cool (apparently too cool at 80c, bad thermostat I found out), but would overheat easily on long trips. That turned out to be the space between the radiator and condenser being mostly full of leaves and compost. An accident deleted the condenser but a new thermostat made it run at 40c. That was because of a rock jamming the new thermostat open. Fixed that and found out that these are supposed to run at temps that would kill any other engine.

I've always kept an eye out for tips on keeping them cool, but the general consensus is that when the engine block starts to melt is when you should worry and not before.