Water pump stealth failure?

[Huw Powell]

> did you change the gage sending unit?  Is it one of those MFTSs?

It won't be on a type 43...

> Isn't 180 degrees good?

Doh, I didn't see that part.  180 F is not only good, it's a bit cool 
IMHO.  That's 82 C, the summer thermostat temperature.  The other tstat 
runs 87 C, IIRC, about 189 F.

>> I drove the car on the freeway today about 50 miles total, ambient 
>> temp was 90+ F, and the temp gauge sat just under the top mark when
>> driving at highway speeds.  I measured the coolant temp in the
>> expansion tank just before shutting down at ~180 deg F.  The fan
>> came on during driving and shut down shortly after I shut the
>> engine down.

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Huw Powell

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