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[quote="BarryA"][quote="elementfmfl"]after running pretty hard on a cooler day 60 degrees the thermo into the radiator says 195, sound good?[/quote] sound about right for an engine with a sound cooling system. Keep in mind that cooling systems are designed to run under pressure and that the boiling point of any coolant goes up with pressure as well - if you have a leak (whatever the cause, from a bad head gasget to a loose hose clamp), the system will never reach its design pressure, and will almost always run hot in addition to loosing coolant. Side comment - bad gauge grounds on the back of the instrument cluster are very common on '02's. If you suspect inaccurate readings on either the gas or temp gauges (or both), or either or both gauges jump around, it's a good bet that the cluster needs to come out for a repair to the ground circuit. The proceedure has been written up several times, so a search should turn it up.[/quote]
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