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Originally Posted by RTPbee81
Rebuilt the waterpump on my 30 Sport Coupe this weekend. Also installed a water temp gauge using a water outlet neck adapter. Filled the radiator with almost three gallon of mix, cranked it up and it spit out less than a quart, but no leaking pump!!!
It ran around 190 degrees at 45 mph, it was sunny and 61 in Raleigh (sorry for you northerners) and crept up to around 205 at 50+. Still very new to model A ownership, and am wondering if this is in the normal operating spectrum?
Also the gauge is from Bratton's "Rex-a-Co", most posters seem to like this suppliers, wondering if anyone has any feedback on this gauge...
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Too bad you don't have a temp reading on the gauge prior to the water pump work. the temps are somewhat High! Fixing the water pump, I venture, has nothing to do with the engine temps. If the Radiator is original the gauge may be reading accurately. Gotta use another method of measuring water temp as close to the gauge point as possible. If both read high, ya got a radiator flow and cooling issue. If not and the alternate method reads below 180, then it is the new gauge reading high. Personally, I hope it is the gauge!