David reminded me:
"The celsius gauge in my '83 reads 120C at the very top".
Oh...that's right...I've had the Americanified one too long.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Dan speculated:
"I am guessing that the gauge on the car is in celsius "
Does it read 100 at the very top? If it does then it's in C.
The celsius gauge in my '83 reads 120C at the very top. The markings
are 40/80/120, with a red line just above 120, basically at the u
I am trying to figure out what my temp gauge should read. It seems to
be at about 100 when fully warmed up. Sometimes spiking to over 120
for a few minutes under heavy load. Thinking of replacing my
thermostat since it is probably original to the car.
Probably. But it _can_ be a bad sender
Good catch. I was thinking in terms of 100 F, which is obviously too
low. 100C is too hot, and the cooling system flush and perhaps a new
thermostat are in order. You can check the operation of the tstat in a can
of water on the stove with a known good thermometer that can be
immersed. Not
Dan speculated:
"I am guessing that the gauge on the car is in celsius "
Does it read 100 at the very top? If it does then it's in C.
Call 'em and tell 'em what you got and Rusty will hook you up.
Bob Rentfro (doing t-stat work as soon as Rusty sends me the parts)
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield
> I am trying to figure out what my temp gauge should read. It seems to be
> at about 100 when fully warmed up. Sometimes spiking to over 120 for a few
> minutes under heavy load. Thinking of replacing my thermostat since it is
> probably original to the car.
From: LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Y
DO it yesterday! It is either gone or stuck open.
At 08:14 AM 12/2/2005, you wrote:
I am trying to figure out what my temp gauge should read. It seems to be
at about 100 when fully warmed up. Sometimes spiking to over 120 for a
few minutes under heavy load. Thinking of replacing my thermost
sounds like you also need to flush the system with MB coolant flush for about
30 min. Ask Rusty about it when you order the thermostat.
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Subject: [MBZ] temperature of w123 - thermostat
I am trying
