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This is not a new problem, any number of owners of early cars experienced the same issue, myself included. The problems lies with a thick weld bead at the bottom of the strut tube that prevents the KONI insert from fully seating. The problem is visible when the gland nut will not install to the correct depth. KONI and MSA worked on a solution in the form of revised gland nuts with a longer thread body. MSA supplied these modified gland nuts at no cost to customers reporting the problem. I recommend you reconnect with MSA and request the modified gland nuts. BTW, the problem seemed to be limited to the front struts as there were no reports of rear struts having the issue.

My '72 has the temp needle on the right side leg of the M in TEMP as long as I've driven it. That's perfect in my experience. Mine never feels overly hot. I did the pointer temp gauge too, 175 F, every time.

There's a discussion back around page 17 and earlier about the weld bead and the modified nut. Suppsoedly there was a note on the MSA pages about it but I don't see it. You might contact Jospeh or Koni Lee since they were in the conversation. @Joseph@TheZStore @KONI Lee https://www.thezstore.com/product/4296/koni-sport-adjustable-gas-strut-rear-70-8-74-240z-260z-coupe

Time for the obvious question... Does the air cleaner clamshell fit together tightly when there is no filter inside? Yeah, I know. But someone has to do it.