[Mgs] Cooling issue

[Peter C]

But, you must know what IS N, and more importantly H. If the gauge in 
your new <insert brand> says 240, or 250, should you be worried?  I 
think folks who drive new cars, and then hop into their "classic" 
often get too worried, because the classic's gauge moves, and may 
venture above N when the environment isn't N.  ;-)  fergetabout it, 
unless then needle lives in H. Then test the gauge, radiator cap, and 
look for leaks allowing the pressure to be too low.

Peter C.
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At 01:33 PM 6/21/2007, DON SCOTT wrote:

>Now I remember regarding Miatas- early cars had temp gauges that were
>accurate.  Later Miatas (from '94 up I think) had temp gauges that were
>fake, always showed N unless serious overheating was taking place.
>Owners of newer cars will convert to accurate temp gauges, but it's a
>big project to do it.  My Miata is a '91 but the gauge does stay at N
>anyway.
>
>
>
> >>> Peter C <peter at nosimport.com> 6/21/2007 11:25:32 AM >>>
>All this cooling talk..... Modern cars lie with their gauges. They
>are not showing real temps, not even relative temps, they are just
>showing  N unless there's a problem, then they show H, and likely the
>check engine light appears. Very digital in operation. And H to a
>modern car is very H in an LBC.... 240 or so. Modern cars would have
>many, many emergency phone calls about overheating  if you actually
>saw the temp, so they don't show it.
>
>Peter C
>
>Lord, I pray my brakes are twice as good as the guy in front of me....
>.. and half as good as the guy behind.