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Old 07-05-2002, 04:25 PM   #2
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Very high. 140C = 284 F. I'm surprised that the car will even run for long at that temp without blowing a hose, gasket, etc. And yes that would thin the oil and lower the oil pressure. And yes, it is at least partly due to that ultra high coolant temp.

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