Oil temp question? Options

[torakki]

I finally got the '74 2.0L running well and went for a 20-to-30-minute drive. Temps were in the upper 80s and I'm not sure if the car was getting to hot.
Since there are no digits on the gage, I need to ask. I found a drawing of gages, so I think I'm in the 240 area. Not sure if the temp was still going to rise since I was back at home. The photo is from the passenger seat but from driver side, the "P" was mostly covered by the needle.
Am I still in the safe area? Thanks for any knowledge on this.

[Superhawk996]

You need to confirm what temp sending unit is in your car before you can infer anything from the graphics.

200C sender was original but 50 years later, unfortunately, lots of temp senders have been swapped for the 150C aftermarket senders which changes the gauge calibration.

150c or 200c is stamped into the sender.

However, 240F oil temp (worst case - 200c sender calibration) is not dangerous though it does seem high for the 20-30 minutes of driving you described.