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Old May 5, 2014 | 07:07 PM
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My temp gauge in my 74 454 reads about 200 on a hot day. Is that ok.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 03:23 AM
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Wish mine was working to compare! Lol.

Do you know what thermostat you have in it? If you had a 190-195 temp thermostat for the colder months it may run high... If you've got a 160-165 thermostat for summer running and are still reading that high, you may look into draining the radiator fluid and replacing with a proper mixture of coolant and water... Could also be build up in the radiator over time ie bubba adding stop leak etc that is minimizing fluid flow and not properly cooling...

Just a few semi educated guesses here... But it's a place to start the conversation rolling! ;-)
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Yes. With a 'stock' 195*F thermostat, that is to be expected.
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