Have you verified your actual water temps compared to what YOUR gauge is saying?
I had one the high dollar Auto Meter mechanical water temp gauges read 40 F higher than the actual water temps where in the car, I found that out at the races when I stuck my hand on the radiator top when the Auto Meter gauge in the car was reading 140 F when the radiator was cool, not hot. I stuck my finger into the coolant circulating from the radiator cap opening and it was not hot, barely body temps
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Murphy hates us hot rodders and racers
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AKA, when it doesn't make since there is usually a reason for that
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