I think you're right on all counts, I'll just have to get used to all that needless shifting in town driving. The 225 running temp is a problem waiting to happen... i'm looking at a few options that include aftermarket thermostats that are adjustable and should not trigger a lite. Flex-O-Lite has one, for example, which uses a probe to sense radiator incoming fluid temp and allows you to set your own parameters, and can be taken off the car quickly if you need to see the dealer for some other warranty problem. There are a few others out there also, see Jegs catalog. They are not very expensive and can save your rings in hotter climates. Life is good, it's just these little rubs here and there. Also I'm going to add a two guage pillar pod, one for vacuum which I consider to be one of the most useable instruments and the other will be for a 270 degree sweep coolant temperature guage (with actual numbers). That means I will need another sender. I'll have to locate the sender that is currently on the car to see if maybe I can tee off that location. I need to see what is actually happening with the temperatures, the factory guage is useless.
Have a big day,
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