« Reply #30 on: May 14, 2013 - 09:08:50 PM »
Time for the grand reveal. Today I drove the car about 30 minutes to the auto parts store to return some parts I was not using. It is about 95+ degree's here in Cali today so I though, hey this would be a great day to get stranded with an over heating challenger in a bad Long beach neighborhood. 
So about half way to the auto parts store the temp kept climbing. I was about half gauge when I pulled over. I used my new lazer temp to search everything on the engine and radiator. Engine Block 178, radiator 159, lower hose 134, I jumped back in sure the gauge was to blame and drove the car on. The temp gauge started to drop but held a little less then half way. Ignoring it I finished my doings and came home. The temp held steady. I check everything. It was right where it should be. The temp sender was right at 180 where the thermostat should be. Long story short I should have listened to you all. It was only the gauge running a little high.
For those of you I should have listened to THANK YOU! You were right and I was jumping to conclusions.
For those of you that where wrong. THANK YOU! This site is wonderful because you get feedback and trouble shooting tips you never would have thought to check yourself.
THANK YOU ALL!
See, your car always loved you!!
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72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.
1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"
2011 Kawasaki Z1000
