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1. RE: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:32:00 -0600
Basic rule of thumb? (short version) If coolant isn't being released by the cooling system your in pretty good shape. Assuming you have coolant in the system! Larry Hoy folks' cars are running at com
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00008.html (7,164 bytes)

2. RE: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:56:57 -0700
(Shorter version) If it ain't pukin', keep on drivin'. Useful content. My 65B is running 165 degrees on the gauge. 165 thermostat. The hottest I have seen is 175, pulling into the pits in 100 degree
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00012.html (8,024 bytes)

3. Re: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:20:53 +0100
Another opinionated screed: What temperature does an engine run at? It all depends where you measure it. It will be very high inside the combustion chambers during combustion, and fluctuating wildly.
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00014.html (12,037 bytes)

4. Re: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: Jethogger@aol.com
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 16:39:03 EDT
Hello All. With a 160 degree thermostat. It runs around 175 to 180. In city on 90 + day. Maybe 200. Then back down when moving. I am also running a HQ aftermarket late model water pump. And 70's plas
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00021.html (7,065 bytes)

5. Re: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 17:25:33 -0600
"the water to such a degree (ho ho) that it never gets high enough for the thermostat to open," BTDT. Once drove a Rambler wagon through a spring blizzard. I got home and the front of the car, INCLUD
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00063.html (7,183 bytes)

6. what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: dave houser <mgs4dave@warwick.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:09:25 -0700
To those folks with early MGBs: Trying to get an idea of what other folks' cars are running at compared to my two b's, 64 and 67 BGT. I've got 160 degree thermos and find on a day like today, the tem
/html/mgs/2001-07/msg01307.html (6,955 bytes)

7. Re: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:39:23 -0600
My 67BGT has been running about 195 but I'm still running a 190 degree thermostat. The temperature has gone up to 200-205 during city driving when idling at a stop light or going up a long incline. O
/html/mgs/2001-07/msg01309.html (7,817 bytes)

8. Re: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:10:04 -0700
[totally opinionated screed follows <g>] Everyone seems to think that a 160 degree thermostat means your engine will run at 160 degrees. Maybe, if the ambient temperature is below freezing. At which
/html/mgs/2001-07/msg01312.html (9,977 bytes)

9. RE: what's your 62-67 MGB water temps? (score: 1)
Author: "Gordon Bird" <gobird@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:38:13 -0400
Thanks Max, that was right on. I would add only that using coolant will raise the boiling point even further. I use a antifreeze/water mix of 25/75, with water wetter and estimate a boiling point of
/html/mgs/2001-07/msg01313.html (7,479 bytes)


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