Engine temp?

[Charlie German]

Hi guy's......I have a 302 with carb setup. Electric fan. The car seems to run @ 210 when hot. Is this a normal running temp or too hot......Charlie

[Greg_M]

Water boils a 212F so theoretically it's safe if you are running a 14 psi cap and glycol. That said, it seems too hot in the real world. It should run near the rating for the thermostat. The fan should come on about 5* over the t-stat rating. I run a 192* stat and the car runs between 185* and 195*. The fan cycles on at 195*.

Some carb guys run a 180* stat and that's fine but I would not run any lower than that.

Greg

[Rome]

How can you affect that? I over heated today. I have a 352W and the temperature was around 90% today. When I pulled into my house my radiator resevoir was busting and steam and antifreeze were bursting out. The temp gauge read 120. What can I do to prevent over heating? SHould I just watch it and pull over?
Another thing, the car has been parked for quite a while and the gauge is still near 100 c. is that normal?

sorry for the basic questions, but at this stage I want to be sure of everything I do.
thanks.