I have to agree with (N)ormal and (H)ot. My 69 B would get over between the N
& H in hot weather stop/go traffic. Since I didn't know actual temp, I bought
a candy baking thermomoter
and opened the Rad cap and stuck the therm in while engine idling. When the
gauge was about half way between the N & H, the thermomoter was reading about
205 F. Which helped ease my worries some. I still don't like to see the gauge
up over the N, but at least I know it isn't as hot as it looks! I have
installed an auxillary electric fan (pusher) with a switch on the dash to
operate. I turn this on during town driving on hotter days, and it keeps the
temp needle right around the N.
Craig
'69 B, '77 911S
>>> Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net> 07/07 4:25 PM >>>
Jason Dutt wrote:
>
> Is there a verdict on where the needle SHOULD be?
>
> Well for me, I have absolutely no idea (in degrees C or F) what
> temperature my engine should or should not run at.
> I have always taken my guage markings to mean (N)ormal and (H)igh or
> (H)ot. These make me happy because in regular driving (or even in HOT
> weather but as long as I am moving) the needle sits around the (N)
> marker.
> Generally I worry over that 75% mark... and generally I am proven
> correct to worry (fluids down).
> (N) is normal for me.
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
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