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This is kind of an add on to the recent thermostat thread. I thought my stroked 440 was running too cool so I checked the thermostat and found it had a 160 in it. So I popped it out and replaced it with a 180. Thought it would run a bit warmer. I have a triple cored refreshed stock radiator too. I took the car for a good test run today and the gauge actually shows cooler than when I had the 160 stat in it. Dennis H recommended I get one of those laser temp guns which I picked up online. When I shoot the stat housing she reads a perfect 185 - 190. Pretty close to 185 mostly. The gauges were refreshed a few years ago and the temp has never run up to the normal operating range I would expect. I guess the car is running warm enough - so I’m left to think there’s something wrong with the gauge. Any thoughts or advice from anyone? I abhor the thought of taking that out - but how would I ever know if she is running to hot? What do you think?