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Re: New guy and car

To: woodrat@spacey.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New guy and car
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:34:49 EST
In a message dated 2/9/00 10:08:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
woodrat@spacey.net writes:

<< New question:  The original owners manual
 says coolant temp should run 160.  Real life on I-95, at VNE was running
 195.  Got Terry Horler's book yesterday.....he says expect 195 or higher.
 Whats up here? >>

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After our beloved cars were made, Great Britain decided to change their 
currency from old pounds to new pounds, and later to add the Euro.  I think 
they also revalued temperature ratings and some other rather nebulous things 
at the same time, just to see if anybody was watching.

Actually, I don't know the answer to your question, but I have way too much 
time on my hands.  You could change thermostats in the summer.  If you have a 
195 degree thermostat in the car, it will probably run at 195 degrees.  In 
the old days we used to change thermostats every 6 months.  In the fall you 
put in a 195 so you had some heat, in the spring you changed it to 160 or 170 
for cooler summer running.

Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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