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Old 12-08-2004, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges
oparrott,

I'd like to know how you can read 78*F on the dash temp gage. I can't read mine that close. Seems to me that it would have to be a digital gage to be able to be read that close.

Gages are rarely perfect anyway. They might be plus/minus 5 degrees. If you have enough heat from the heater, your engine is probably running hot enough. Yes outside temperature will affect the engine temperature.

P E H
Well, it's Centigrade on my dial and by 78, I just mean "right below 80 with visible space between." "78" is just a concise way to say all that, even though I know it can't be that accurate. ...Yeah, I don't think I'm getting quite sufficient heat from the heater so I am planning to do something about it. If I don't get an IR thermometer for Christmas, maybe someone will give me a piece of cardboard at least !
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