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Originally posted by Eldorado
as for your fans not kicking on until it gets near red... i dont believe that's normal at all... my gauge NEVER gets to the second line... always the first like or a needle's width or two above it... even on the hottest of summer days sitting in traffic..
my fans kick on right below the first line. could be wrong on all that, just telling you what my car is like.

Welcome, Brian! =)
Never seen an early car do that. Are you sure that your guage is working correctly and that your thermoswitch is stock?

For an 85.5+ car, the guage should stay right about the middle, but for an early car (or a 924S), the guage should go to just above the last white line and then the fans should kick on to bring it down to the middle of the range again.
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