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Old 07-15-2017, 01:57 PM   #1
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Is this too hot?

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Ambient temperature: 98 Degrees
Mixed driving (about 80mph freeway, 45mph city) for about 20 miles. Car not pushed too hard.
A/C on full blast

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Old 07-15-2017, 02:59 PM   #2
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These gauges are notoriously inaccurate.

But what it's indicating is about 1/8" to the right of where my gauge sits when my car is warmed up on a normal day.

For a 98 degree day, that looks pretty good to me.

(not an expert, just my opinion, hopefully others will chime in)...
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Old 07-15-2017, 03:08 PM   #3
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That looks about right when compared with my car. I am in South Florida and our summers are now almost always in the mid to upper 90's. That plus our ever-increasing traffic causes my temp gauge to look like yours. If it were reading past the zero, I would start to be concerned.
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Old 07-15-2017, 03:43 PM   #4
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Seems comparable to what I see with spirited driving on hot southern summer day.
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Old 07-15-2017, 07:55 PM   #5
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Thank you for your feedback. I'll keep an eye on it...I wasn't really stepping on it so it concerned me a bit. Hoping for a cooler weather (there is such a thing as too hot for a convertible...)
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Old 07-16-2017, 08:52 AM   #6
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That looks perfectly fine. No need to worry.
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Old 07-16-2017, 03:39 PM   #7
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Thank you!

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