I have had the temperature gauge on my MGA showing about 100 lbs (look
carefully at an MGA temp/oil dial to see what I mean). Didn't seem to be a
problem. I run a non-standard 14 lb radiator cap and I did not notice any
great water loss.
Simon
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:34 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com>wrote:
> If it's not steaming or losing coolant, it's not overheating. Unlike
> modern cars where the temperature gauge is 'modified' so that it stays in
> the same place through all normal variations in temperature, it's quite
> normal for this era of car to go up and down according to conditions. I've
> seen both my V8 and roadster on the edge of the H zone in very warm weather
> and neither lost any coolant. If it's fluctuating, or high in cool
> weather, then that is a cause for investigation, not trying a different
> coolant.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> ... I have a AH
>> 100-4 that sometimes runs hotter than I think it should ...
>>
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