Dartin for Divorce

Like the others have said..mid-way on temp gauge is normal, I suspect you may be topping off your radiator and as soon as it gets up to temp it starts puking everywhere. The coolant will expand as it gets hot. Have you ever noticed on newer cars the overflow tanks often have two lines? Full hot and full cold? A good mechanical temp gauge and a puke tank would be high on the list if it were me. You could be worried a something that isn't a problem. Its good to hear your back on the road, these little things happen to all of us.. just have to work through them. Once upon a time I worked for some shops that did frame off restorations of muscle cars. This was during the early to mid 2000's when the economy was flush with money. We did alot with Barrett Jackson and the like. It was very common for a "fresh" frame off restoration to be a terrible running/driving car. It would take us putting miles on them and working out the squawks as they came to get them dialed in. The issue we faced is many of these cars were bought as investments and as long as they drove across the stage and onto the trailer it was good. I really didnt like that part of it. In 2008 the economy went sideways and people sat on these cars or just liquidated them for a fraction of what was in them.