Put 200 miles on after the ignition fix, temp still staying mid or below 'N', unless in traffic or using loud pedal up the grade, goes to upper N but never past.

It's been so long since I've lived with one of these on daily (almost) use, I can't remember the normal fluctuations in the gauge.

As soon as air flow gets to the rad that is load-less, she tucks back to mid or under if extended.

Running great, other than a slight miss in park that is undetectable in drive. New throttle shaft bushings sure are nice as an aside!

Falling in love with the old girl all over again.

Thoughts?

TIA.
Jeff

 

Sounds like your good to go. What you're seeing is what I'd call 'normal'.

It might be nice to use a hand-held infra-red thermometer on the engine to get a rough idea of what the actual temp is.

And always remember that flow to *all* areas of the heads and block is every bit as important as temperature, if not more so. If the system is clean and properly bled then that's all you can do.

Cheers
DD

 

Thanks Doug. I am just surprised at much of a swing it shows, but all does appear to be well. We get so used to new cars useless gauges, when one moves, panic sets in I think!

Cheers,

Jeff