Much like a jet fighter pilot, I monitor my guages constantly always on the lookout for abnormal conditions (water temp and oil pressure)
I was driving today and noticed that the temp guage was going well beyond "N" for the first time ever. This engine has just over 1,000 miles on a full rebuild and everything during the restoration of the car (completed last year) was replaced.
Now it would get very close to the red zone while driving, when at a traffic light it would quickly move back to N. But when the RPMs went up even a little, it would climb back up again.
Is my thermostat bad/stuck?
I'm seriously considering removing it and running without one as I only drive the car on nice days and only after a proper warm up period.
I was driving today and noticed that the temp guage was going well beyond "N" for the first time ever. This engine has just over 1,000 miles on a full rebuild and everything during the restoration of the car (completed last year) was replaced.
Now it would get very close to the red zone while driving, when at a traffic light it would quickly move back to N. But when the RPMs went up even a little, it would climb back up again.
Is my thermostat bad/stuck?
I'm seriously considering removing it and running without one as I only drive the car on nice days and only after a proper warm up period.