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Old 05-12-2012, 12:39 AM
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Zacharias Zacharias is offline
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Originally Posted by Nicolasmabru View Post
* Temps cruising between 75-85 can rise as far as 100-105 I do not know of it go higher as the 80 mark is my comfort zone and 100 means something is wrong so I drop back to 70
The thermostat opens at 80 degrees, so if your gauge is registering under 85 at cruise something is wrong. Having an 80 degree thermostat doesn't mean your gauge should be showing 80.

Having the needle at 100 means something isn't optimal but it isn't a reason to be concerned. Anywhere between 90 and 110 is perfectly acceptable and won't cause any problems for the motor.
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