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I have a 1972 pre L that I went through a few years ago after being in storage for 45 or so years. I had to remove the fuel tank so I went through the engine while it was out. Everything replaced in the cooling system including a " GT5" radiator with one pusher and one puller fan. The first 2 years of driving the temperature never went over 205 on the hottest So Florida day in traffic after a 250+ mile trip . Now all of a sudden I hit 222 degrees  at the hottest part of the day around 94 degrees outside. On the way home it was in the low-mid 80's and the car stayed at 205-208 max. ( I'm running a mechanical gauge in addition to my factory one). The car has never boiled or puked any coolant. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am going to drain the coolant and replace the thermostat to begin with. Next would be to have the radiator cleaned although everything is new in the cooling system. The crazy thing is this car never ran hot before and just started this . We have been having record heat but 94 degrees isn't too crazy . Thanks in advance with any suggestions. Ian

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