I inherited an '87 corvette convertible with manual transmission. What should the coolant temperature be? In idle after starting, it rose to 200 degrees. I don't remember it going that high.

Asked by Stonewoman May 07, 2013 at 12:15 AM about the Chevrolet Corvette

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tenspeed answered 10 years ago

That's about right. Gauges are an approximation of what of the temperature really is.

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thedoctor answered 10 years ago

boiling point is closer to 240 with coolant and under pressure. you do have a water / coolant mix in the car......right?

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