Coolant boils at shutdown, worry or not?

[rh77]

Originally Posted by zpiloto

I'll let someone with a Honda chime in but I wouldn't let it get above 60%. With the cars I've had (mostly non-hondas)the temp gauge never moves between 165-225 and then it starts moving higher quickly. I wouldn't want the temp above 215 for long periods of time.

The problem is that Honda gauges aren't super-accurate. At 225*F, mine shows half-way to over-heat, but it'll only take another 30-degrees to boil-over. When that happens, the gauge moves past 1/2 pretty quickly. 70-80% is pretty high, I would believe.