Whoops, I see that now. Bad thermostat? Block it open and you'd know... Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 6:05 PM, David Bruckmann<bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: The way I read his post, the gauge is reading _at the mark above_ 180F vs the normal _slightly above_ the 180F mark. On 7/26/16, Curt Raymond wrote: > >180F is 82C which I'd consider right on. What were you thinking? All my MBs >when they were working right would sit the temp just over the 80c mark. >Curt > >On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 5:44 PM, Larry Turner wrote: >> >>Hi Gang, >> >>My 91 300D is running pretty well with 265K Plus miles - except for >>a small problem.? During June and July 2014 I replaced the Radiator, >>Water Pump, Thermostat and the thing that controls the fan speed (the >>name escapes me) and I am seeing coolant temps running consistently at >>the mark above 180.? I used to see temps around 1/8" above the 180 mark. >> >>It never gets much higher than that and we have had 95+F recently.? >>My wife drives approx 32 min RT to/from work and she only hits 1 or 2 >>traffic lights along the way.? So the speeds are mostly around 45-60mph >>the whole way. >> >>I didn't use a MB Radiator (the original had a broken upper >>nozzle).? Is it likely that's the problem?? It's alum with upper and >>lower plastic sections and seemed to match exactly. >> >>What else should I look at? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
