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Engine Temp Gage Reading?

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97gtstang01

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So after I installed a 180 degree tstat my Gage sits here wanting to know where everyone else's is.

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That's fine. No issues.
 
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COramprat said:
That's fine. No issues.
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Awesome thanks. Apparently the previous owner didn't know what he was doing he put the oring on the neck and used some gasket to seal it. Was causing a slow leak and the temp guage would climb into the a of the word normal. After the Bbk shorties were installed. Now no running hot issues.

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straight up is around 200-210 degrees.
 
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straight up is around 200-210 degrees.
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So I'm good then . Thanks for responding.

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