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Alright, that's what I figured it was. At the moment when shifting into first, I just wait until the car is nearly stopped to engage first. Seems to work pretty nicely, I'll have to get better with my clutch control.
So, I drove the car 80 miles today without any incident. Though the air was cooler (about 50 degrees), the temperature gauge once again hovered around the top white mark, never exceeding it this time. After I pulled in the driveway, I immediately popped the hood. I felt the intake manifold and it wasn't scalding, you could hold your hand on it for a while actually. I'm starting to seriously believe in false thermostat, but bear in mind I'm still willing to replace everything rubber in that engine to be on the safe side.
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