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Originally Posted by joshoisasleep
OK I did the hose clamp thing yesterday and no more problems with the hoses blowing off. I am in a port city now so on Tapage's suggestion I will look for a marine supply store and see if I can find a pyro that way.
Mainly when the engine heats up going uphill I have just been turning off the air conditioning and that usually brings the needle back down... haven't seen it go above halfway on the white part. Will also look for a better coolant temp gauge.
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Yes, the A/C will cause coolant temps to climb. Mine only does that in Arizona at 110F outside when pulling hills. The water temp gauge is, and always will be, a poor way to watch EGT's. The EGT's would have to be VERY high and the ambient would also have to be high before the EGT's would affect the water temperature.
If your temperature guage is working well I see no need to change it.
Were you able to find the GOOD hose clamps or just the cheapo screw type?
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