[W126 Coupe] OVER HEAT QUESTION

[Axel Wulff]

Mike,

Not to sound like a wise-ass, but short of putting a thermometer in the 
radiator, you don't really know what the temperature is.

I am one of those idiots who thought white-face guages sounded nice and 
bought a set on ebay. And, yes, I had a hell of a time putting the needles 
back on. Setting them properly took three ins- and outs- of the instruments 
and double checking for when the thermostat kicked in, long drives in cool 
wheather to figure out where the needle would settle, etc.

It certainly can't hurt to have your cooling system checked out. A new 
thermostat, a proper radiator flush and a new fan clutch are worthwhile 
insurance against overheating, which is the death of our aluminium engines.



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff




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>Subject: [W126 Coupe] OVER HEAT QUESTION
>Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:29:08 EDT
>
>hi all i have a 85 500 sec
>  and with the air on and electrical fan on after a short while of  driving
>the temp gauge  goes to and slightly past the third line  of the temp 
>gauge(
>when it does this i turn off the air and worry) it comes  back down to  
>approx
>less than half way  between the second line  (normal?)??? ... now here is 
>the
>kicker ( oh boy) the gauges were repaired  needeles removed( by a person 
>who
>shall remain nameless)  and may not  be in the correct locations .... so i 
>dont
>know it the engine is actually  getting wayyy too hot  how do i know if it 
>is
>a clogged rad or a bad fan  clutch or nothing
>how do i figgure this out????
>  mike collins
>1985 500 sec
>phila
>   and stop laughing at us .. Terrell Owins is a *&%%#* but we have  a plan
>for the superbowl ....!!!
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