is this good, bad, normal??

Coolant temps are a hot topic around here..... Sorry, just couldn't resist. Many people have chased overheating issues and sometimes found that the gauge was faulty/miscalibrated after replacing alot of parts. First thing is to check what temp it is really running. Most rad shops will have a point-an-shoot laser temp probe and can tell you how hot the engine is running. If it is always 200* never higher or lower once the engine warms up I would guess the gauge is off. If the temps shoot up rapidly when pulling a hill, etc. and then drop off again then you may or may not have a cooling issue. Does it boil over? Any other symptoms? RT

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