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Old 07-02-2013, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by yuke View Post
In the summer my 85 300SD is running right on or a little below 100 c. At what temp. will these cars steam at? Some people say its fine to run at this temp. some say not should I be concerned?
No you should not,given that you dont see 110C under load.
cast iron is very tolerable but if your coolant is weak (old,dirty or bad % mixture)
it can boil.

if its steady 100C I would try to burp cooling system to be sure and leave it alone....


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