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Of course, you could have a bad gauge (or voltage stabilizer), and a bad thermostat....
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| Posted: 06-28-2005 03:36 pm |
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If I start my car when the air temp is 85^F, and let it idle on the driveway, it takes about seven minutes for the engine to reach the point where the thermostat opens -- in my case, a measured 185^F. This works out to a warmup rate of about 14^F per minute. It's my understanding that this is pretty typical of a 907 engine. So, if your car's temp gauge indicates overheating within a minute or two of starting from an overnight rest, I'd be very suspicious of the temp gauge. Of course, you could have a bad gauge (or voltage stabilizer), and a bad thermostat....
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