LR> Mine runs around 200/210 most days. I don't have the right radiator
About normal for a newer car.  My mom's 94 Caddy Eldorado runs around 200 in 
the winter, and 210-230 in the summer with the a/c running constantly.
 LR> in it right now. I pulled it out of another Chevy and re-drilled the
That'll do it!
 LR> it only makes the engine run about 20 degrees hotter than it did with
20 degrees is a lot to an engine..
 LR> it's old radiator.  I get worried when it gets over 240 I had it get
240?!  That would have my "C-H" guage on my 80 F-150 pegged in the hot zone.
 LR> it's old radiator.  I get worried when it gets over 240 I had it get
 LR> up to 280 one day while stuck in traffic. It looked like traffic was
280... egads.  You're lucky you didn't do any damage to it.
 LR> going to get moving soI just left the  engine running (silly me) I
 LR> finally just pulled over and shut the engine off until things got
 LR> moving again.
What I usually do when mine gets too hot is pull over, put something on the 
gas pedal to keep it around 1500 (with it in park and the parking brake on of 
course), turn on the heater full blast with the windows down, and open the 
hood.  Gets it down to 180-200 pretty fast.
 LR> My '77 F-250 has a 460 in it I have no idea at what temp it runs at.
 LR> It just has one of those C-H guages with a "normal" range in the
Same guage my 80 F-150/351M combo has.
 LR> middle of it.   Even in the middle of a blazing 115 degree summer it
 LR> stays in the normal  range so I'm probably not going to bother with
 LR> putting a guage in it.
Must be nice.  If I don't use the a/c and don't get in traffic, mine will do 
the same.  Soon as I touch the A/C or start trying to actually keep up with 
these psycho Dallas drivers (I was doing 85 last night, and being passed on 
both sides constantly on SH 121) it heats up pretty fast.  Going to put a 
pusher style electric fan with a switch one of these days, right in front of 
the a/c condensor..
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