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YEP.. what he said!

Remove the hose from the distributor vacuum canister, plug the leak, and with engine at normal operating temp and at idle, verify the initial timing setpoint. I like to set...

I wouldn't do a thing!! Until I verified with some separate tool what the temperature really was! I think you gauge is "off"..

Beg, borrow, buy a temperature gun that uses a laser, that's the...

What was the heat rating of the T-Stat that you purchased?

Mega, in the provided examples of thermostats, the 16400 and 16401 are the sleeve type, and it seems my memory of pricing is skewed! :LOL::LOL:

And Meller is right, you should be commended for...

Yes, lean mixture runs hot. Get to lean and melt the pistons!

Yes, that's a cheap poppet style thermostat. Summit shows the sleeve style as a "high performance" thermostat. But the local auto parts house will have them also, the last one I bought cost about...

My first reaction is that you used a cheap poppet style thermostat.. if you did, replace it with a sleeve type. The sleeve type will flow more and maintain an even temperature.

I'd also try to...