Kurt,
BTW, you didn't mention what temp thermostat you're using ... if it's
a 190degF themostat, then these numbers would be normal.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: enginetemp
> It's been a hot and humid summer in the NE and I have been driving my
> newly restored bt7, I had heard all the info about the cars running hot,
> but I am concerned about how hot. The car runs about 190-195 as long as
> moving along, but will rise close to 200-205 if stopped for any length
> of time. My other concern is when I shut off the car engine the temp
> will rise to 220+, can this damage the engine?. I was originally running
> a 50-50 mix of antifreeze and water and reduced this to 75-25 mix which
> helped a little but I don't think enough. Car is all original including
> 4 blade fan. Are there other things to be concerned about. kurt
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