- May 23, 2003
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I have a 68 Ford 289 and it came with a 195 degree thermostat. I can't sit in traffic with the AC running. The gauge jumps to hot. I installed a 180 degree thermostat and it pushed some fluid out of the system. It will not accept any more than a couple inches shy of the top of the radiator. It will just spit it out into the overflow bottle. When it's 30 degrees outside the temp gauge just gets off of cold and that's as warm as it gets. The gauge does not operate in the normal range. It does not get hot enough for the heat to work. IS IT OK TO RUN THE ENGINE AT THIS TEMPERATURE? AM I DAMAGING ANYTHING? ANY INFO ON THE FLUID OVERFLOWING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Thanks for your help!!
Mike
Thanks for your help!!
Mike