Hello everyone!
I am curious what is normal for the temperature gauge to read on this Damon Intruder. It has the Ford 460 engine. The temp gauge show L (NORMAL) H. The gauge will set on the M or A going down the highway at 70. I have been told that is to hot and that is should set closer to the O.
Any thoughts on this?
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Is this MH new to you or have you owned it for years. If it's been yours for years and it is suddenly reading high then it's a concern. But if it's new to you then as Grit says it may be normal.
If you really want to know you can go buy a $23 Infrared Laser Thermometer from Harbor Freight. Run the MH down the road until the gauge is where you are concerned. Then pull off to a parking lot and shut the engine off. Take the temperature from the housing where the upper radiator hose connects to the engine. If it's 190-220 I wouldn't worry about it.
If you can run down the road all day at 70 then it’s not overheating. Where it reads on the gauge is totally subjective.
Since you’re more into trial and error than maintenance I’m presuming go run it up a grade full throttle with the AC on and compare.
