Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:02:52 +0100 From: "rick.jones" <rick.jonesnopsamonline.co.uk> Subject: Re: ? about car running a little hot
Brad Schroeter wrote in message <37c309dd.0nopsam.wizvax.net>... >It seems as if my engine is much cooler when I am driving than when I am >going slower and stopping now and then...I have replaced the thermostat and >such..The coolant temp level is a little bit past half way when Im cruising >along and when m not it gets almost close to High..Its like half a finger >nail away from the H...It sort of just started doing this..Its an 88 if your radiator is old it could be blocked up inside. My 900T used to run 3/4 up the temp gauge and drift toward red in traffic only (no air flow into rad). Put a brand new radiator in, and temp gauge now rarely over 1/2 whether in traffic or driving along. >