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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69
I am not a mechanic, nor I am not an expert. What I'm going to say may start a huge debate.
I do not consider 210 degrees "over heating". I call that "running hot". A system with a 15# cap and 50% ethylene glycol will not boil until it reaches 265*. Sometime during the 60s, GM vehicles changed to 195* thermostats primarily for emissions purposes.
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Originally Posted by cleszkie
I would tend to agree that seeing temps into the low 200's while running the A/C, with all of the stock cooling gear in place, isn't out of the ordinary, and isn't particularly harmful to the engine. That's just the price to pay for staying true to the stock equipment.
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You won't get a debate from me, in fact you both said pretty much what I was thinking as I was reading the thread.
210* is starting to get warm but is nowhere near overheating in a sealed, pressurized system containing 50% coolant mix.
Yes, A/C will naturally add heat which will raise the coolant temp. I do not see a problem here.