JayBanion

So i was just wondering, because the stock temp gauge only has two numbers, 130 and 270. Where do your cars run on that gauge or what should mine run at? On the picture i have marked where my car usually runs at around town, maybe a lil higher on the highway on a hot day. What do you think is it normal or too hot. Im running at 160 thermostat.

mstngsule68

honestly i never trust a factory gauge, i always have put in aftermarket ones and really you should be running about a 180 t-stat

mustangsneverdie

imo you should swap out the t-stat for a hotter one andyes your running pretty hot I'm run right around the L all the time and I have a 180* t-stat

lx5.0

my car reached that one day at a stop light and i freaked out

Dropdagloves20

My notch usually runs about 170 and after driving for a while has never gone past 220. I have a 180 thermostat

MonsterSN-95

Best drawing ever btw.

Baddog

Mine runs about a hair above the second notch in your diagram. On really hot days if I'm driving it hard it runs right in the middle of the second and third notch from the bottom. IMO yes you're running too warm...

JayBanion

What could be causing me to run so hot? I have no coolent leaks, and shes filled to the top with coolent.

mstngsule68

like i said before, dont trust the stock gauge it could be running perfectly fine and the gauge could be off.

Mike W

That's exactly where mine runs with a 180* T-stat. AWESOME artwork BTW.