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I'm hoping tomorrow you holler back w some good news



I think I have good news

I put in a new gasket without a thermostat and refilled the fluid. I filled it to approx. 1 inch below the cap. Let the car warm up and idle in the garage for over 10 mins and then took it out for a drive. I ended up driving around for over 20 mins in 70 degree weather and stopped a few times to check things out. The car never seemed to get very hot and only had a few drops of fluid coming out of the overflow hose. I took a thermometer with me to take true readings and it never seemed to get above 165 degrees(checking water flowing across the top of the radiator after removing cap). I put the cap back on and drove it more. After 30 mins, I took it back to the house and it never spewed out anything.

Remember, this was running without a stat.

Does that operating temp sound too low for this scenario or is that about right?

I am planning on driving it to the car show tomorrow if everything goes ok.

Thanks