On the way to PA (651 miles from home), I struggled with running hot. This morning I logged on and read a ton of threads on the subject. Will be returning home in two days and its hot out here.

1) My temp guage sat with the needle on the high side of 100 degrees. On inclines, it would approach 110 if I kept the air on and stayed near 73 mph. Upon coming to dead stops, twice I had to turn the heater on to bring it down.

QUESTION: If the ambient temp outside is 95-100 and humid, is this normal or a bit high?

2) My thermostat seems to be working ok as the lower hose gets hot (starting the car cold in the morning, watching the guage climb and feeling the hoses).

QUESTION: Would you guys just flush it with clean mixture?
QUESTION: Is distilled water (rather than tap water) better to mix with coolant?

3) I'm not sure I should buy new reservoir cap, hoses, thermostat, etc when I'm away from my working garage

Thanks for any advice

Don

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