Coolant temperature weirdness

[Steve Hackett]

At 02:12 PM 3/5/2004 -0800, you wrote:

> > From: mallick at mail.utexas.edu
> >
> > No real complaint, Bernie...it's just that the guage is acting "different"
> > than
> > it  did before, and different tells me something has changed (usually, not
> > necessarily for the better).  Besides, if I worry about this, then I can
> > postpone worrying about the 1000 mi/qt oil consumption the car is now
> > exhibiting :-)
>Gee John, Now you have me worrying about my gas and oil mileage!  28 to 30
>MPG and 8 to 10K/Qt.  Should I switch to M1 and hi test?  And dump the
>Orange filter?

I just finished a 3000 mile round trip from CT to FL ..... oil level is 
same as when I left and oil temp was within a few needles-width whether 40 
degree ambient, 85 degree ambient, 75mph, or 100mph.  Running 5w40 synth & 
OEM filter.  Trip average was 25mpg with mostly 75-80mph with some periods 
at 90-100mph.
BTW, it was clear afterwards ..... this is the kind of usage these cars 
were made for ............ wow.

Coolant temps were as previously described

Steve H.
98k

> >
> > John
> >
> > Quoting Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>:
> >
> >> So, what's your complaint, just that the temp gage reads low?  That's not
> >> too bad, if it reads consistently low.  The MFTS usually fails in an
> >> intermittent fashion, gage reading back and forth between zero and some
> >> actual temp.
> >>
> >> Bernie
> >>
> >>
>
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