Re: E30 running hot or not ?

["John A. Virnig" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>My 318 E30 water temperature gauge is telling me the car
>is running hot, I paid a visit to the BMW mechanic and he
>used a digital thermometer to measure the temperature (he
>measured the water from the open radiator cap), he
>told me that the water  temperature is between 89-92 degrees
>Celsius and that the gauge is malfunctioning.

I'm not BMW mechanic, but when he measured the temp of the water, was the
gauge buried in the red which is what you went to him for in the first
place?

Sounds all the world like a thermostat to me.  No heat inside the car and
the engine running hot are classic symptoms.

John Virnig
'97 328is

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