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Old 04-04-2008, 06:51 AM
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Rob, I live in Lake Havasu City, not too far from Vegas and we have the same "kller Temps." here....115 in the Summer and hotter. My car was running a little too hot so I did the following things to control the temps.
Installed a 190 thermostat in lieu of the ss orifice plate, built a fan shroud so the pull fan pulls through the entire fan area and replaced my gauge with one that reads in degrees. Now it runs a little hot in heavy traffic on hot days (200 to 210), but mostly stays at 180 to 190 and cooler while moving down the road.

Just not enough air moving through the engine compartment while in stop & go traffic....Oh well it's a Cobra.

Best of luck , Bill
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