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Re: Hot Running

To: Jim Carlile <j_carlile@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Hot Running
From: john peloquin <peloquin@galaxy.ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 21:13:21 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Jim,

Ok, I'll borrow my neighbors timing light and check it out. Perhaps it is
a bit retarded, eh?

"Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
John J. Peloquin
Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521

On Tue, 19 May 1998, Jim Carlile wrote:

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> ---john peloquin <peloquin@galaxy.ucr.edu> wrote:
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> > I ran over to Palm Springs CA the other day with my '70 MGB-GT
> during a
> > "hot" ~38 C day there. My temp gauge also hovered about 3/4 of the way
> > while I was on the freeway. This worried me until I saw Carl's post
> about
> > his car which was not damaged by that heat level. 
> > 
> > Does anyone know what temp level on the gauge is considered dangerous?
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> That's really too warm, John. It should be pretty well fixed slightly
> below normal. Check your thermostat or your engine timing. Even though
> the weather's warm, the highway speeds should cool it down
> considerably. My experience has always been that when the guage reads
> at your level-- unless you're going uphill and are low on coolant-- 
> something's amiss. The temp gauge is an excellent barometer of
> problems-- most of which are simple to remedy.
> 
> Jim
> 74B
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