running temperature
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alexbutler
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running temperature
hi what should a mark 3 1.3 cl coupe run at. generally i am between the big mark after the 70 (90?) and the next little one (100?)
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bstardchild
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Re: running temperature
Sounds tad high but th guages aren't fantasticaly accurate 90 deg is thermostat control pointalexbutler wrote:hi what should a mark 3 1.3 cl coupe run at. generally i am between the big mark after the 70 (90?) and the next little one (100?)
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if the car's not playing up it might not be anything to worry about - does it go there after 5-10 mins and stay fairly stable, or waver up and down a bit (with the fan coming on) ... or does it shoot up and look like it might go higher?
could be a small blockage on your radiator or a slightly sluggish thermostat perhaps, but around 90 is a reasonable temperature, with some allowance for the guage to be off (if its as poorly adjusted as my fuel guage, then it could be misreading by a good 5-10'c)
could be a small blockage on your radiator or a slightly sluggish thermostat perhaps, but around 90 is a reasonable temperature, with some allowance for the guage to be off (if its as poorly adjusted as my fuel guage, then it could be misreading by a good 5-10'c)