I have a 1972 early "L" with about 60,000 miles. I bought it about five years ago and it sat in various mechanics garages until I found a good restoration guy to do just basic mechanical work, rather than a restoration. (If you live in Central PA, I highly recommend Kelby Steele at Steele Motors in Enola, PA.) Anyway, I finally got the car back on the road in late March and drive it a few times a week. I have to admit, the temp gauge often scares the crap out of me, especially on warm days. The cooling system has had mods: stainless steel tanks and pipes, high output pusher fans (I think I got them a while back from Hall). Still, the norm seems to be the mark before you hit 230. Is this the norm, or should it be running much cooler? At it's worst it creeps awfully close to 230. I also wonder if it's actually the gauge (and that all is fine) since I've sometimes seen the gauge erratically bounce between the "norm" and 160. I've also thought of using Red Line's Water Wetter. Anyone used that with any success. Thanks for the input.
Nemo
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