The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post

lilred67 · 01-25-2007, 06:29 PM

i have a mechanical temp gauge on my motor and it does the same thing.
it goes up to about 220-230 deg. right before the thermostat opens (165deg.thermo) and when the thermostat opens it settles out around 180 deg.. it acts like it's very sensitive to temp. hope this helps.

01-25-2007, 06:29 PM	#7
lilred67 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: weatherford,texas Posts: 1,003	Re: Running HOT, or not i have a mechanical temp gauge on my motor and it does the same thing. it goes up to about 220-230 deg. right before the thermostat opens (165deg.thermo) and when the thermostat opens it settles out around 180 deg.. it acts like it's very sensitive to temp. hope this helps.