1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 07:33 AM
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i was drivin home the other night from a 1 1/2 hr drive and noticed the temp. rose just above the half way mark so naturally I was a bit concerned. can someone give me an idea of what temp. it should be running at. if the lowest marking is 40 degrees and the highest is 120deg. then the car was running at about 80- 90 deg. is that normal. just being cautious cause it was at night so i thought it should be running cooler.
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 10:54 AM
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normal running temp should be between 85-95c



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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 11:48 AM
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Which is where on the guage?
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SoRRoW RPMWARZ' date='Oct 24 2002, 08:48 AM
Which is where on the guage?
on an 84-85 thats right below the center. i dunno about the 79-83's they are different



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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 12:19 PM
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Ok ..then im ok..I got friend who says his dont leae the second bar on the temp guage...
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SoRRoW RPMWARZ' date='Oct 24 2002, 09:19 AM
Ok ..then im ok..I got friend who says his dont leae the second bar on the temp guage...
thats not right...



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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 03:36 PM
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Theres a long story behind it ...
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SoRRoW RPMWARZ' date='Oct 24 2002, 12:36 PM
Theres a long story behind it ...
i'm not sure i should ask, but does it involve removing thermostats?



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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 05:01 PM
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Well making a restrictor...and other little mods...I was running T stat when I made the restrictor it ran cooler
Old Oct 24, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SoRRoW RPMWARZ' date='Oct 24 2002, 02:01 PM
Well making a restrictor...and other little mods...I was running T stat when I made the restrictor it ran cooler
hmm, interesting. if you take the tstat out you are supposed to block of the bypass right?



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