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running temperature
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:29 pm
by alexbutler
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?)
Re: running temperature
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:11 pm
by bstardchild
alexbutler 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?)
Sounds tad high but th guages aren't fantasticaly accurate 90 deg is thermostat control point
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:47 pm
by alexbutler
what could be causing this
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:12 pm
by Tahrey1043
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)