---- aribert@c3net.net wrote:
> THis morning driving to work the ambient temp was 37 deg F.
<snip>
> THe water
> temp needle was within 1/16 inch of touching the red. The water temp did
> not drop while on the freeway. From past testing, the water temp in the
> upper rad tank / upper rad hoses in 210 deg F at this gage reading. From
> past experience, when the needle is centered on the red mark on the gage,
> the car begins to boil over.
It's not clear if high-powered cooling system is new or if it worked
satisfactorily prior to this hot day.
Before I bought snake oil by the gallon, I'd check to make sure that "past
testing" = "present testing". In other words, is the gauge still accurate?
I'd suspect a voltage stabilizer problem before anything else...
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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