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					Originally Posted by eslai
					
				 
				Most manufacturers design their temp gauges to read dead-center for a good twenty-degree range it seems.  If your gauge ever reads above the middle, it's time to start paying very close attention! 
			
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This is true. Most guages will stay at center even though the actual coolant temp is fluctuating.
I get worried when the need is north of 220 or so.