What is max safe eng temp in Milano?

["Derek Ealy" <dealy663@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yesterday while driving home from San Diego it was pretty hot. I had the 
A.C. on and noticed that the engine temp in my 88 Milano Verde was higher 
than I had ever noticed it before. I was on the freeway travelling anywhere 
from 70-80Mph and the needle got in between the 203 and 212 marks on the 
guage. At this point I was worried about the temp continuing to climb so I 
turned off the A.C. and opened the windows. The red light never came on. 
Once I did this the engine temp dropped back down to the more normal range 
of 185 - 195.

So my questions are what is the max temp before the red light comes on and I 
begin to fry things?

I checked my radiator fluid resevoir before I left for this trip and it 
looked like it had plenty of fluid. Does the temp rising that high sound 
like a cause to worry about my cooling system? Aside from the red light 
coming on are there any other indications that the cooling system bay be 
having problems?

Last week in the heat I was using the A.C. a lot more than usual and had 
noticed a couple of times some fluid dripping from under the car after I had 
stopped. That was what prompted me to check the coolant level. But when I 
saw the coolant looking normal I had just assumed that the drips were 
condensation from the A.C. unit.

Any thoughts guys?

Thanks, Derek

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