[6pack] Temp Gauge Question

[oliver]

standard equipment for everyone should be one of those infra red temp 
sensors.

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From: "James Henningsen" <trguy at cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:20 AM
To: "'Sally or Dick Taylor'" <tr6taylor at webtv.net>; <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Temp Gauge Question

> Dick:
> Great idea and thanks for the info!
> Jim
> 75 TR6
> Maitland, FL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sally or Dick Taylor [mailto:tr6taylor at webtv.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 1:38 AM
> To: James Henningsen; 6pack at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Temp Gauge Question
>
> Jim---There's a 180 deg. thermostat in my cooling system. Under ordinary
> driving, the temperature gauge needle stops with the needle covering the
> center hash mark, so I take this to mean the needle will stop at whatever
> thermostat is controlling the system.  There are reports from owners of 
> the
> later six that their needle usually points between the second mark and
> center mark. This could mean there's a 160 thermostat in place, or there's 
> a
> lot of gauges out there that don't read correctly.
>
> If in doubt, you could take a "candy" thermometer and check the coolant 
> when
> the temp is at the normal operating area on the gauge.
>
> Dick