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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: Choking Hazard on April 07, 2007, 05:16:16 PM

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Choking Hazard on April 07, 2007, 05:16:16 PM

My thermometer read 192 in the reservoir tank, but shows 7/8 to red on the temp guage.  What is the right temp to expect coolant to be at for correct system function?

:confused:

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Febi Guibo on April 07, 2007, 05:44:21 PM

Stock thermostat is 190 F or thereabouts; I would try flushing yer system a few times!

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Choking Hazard on April 07, 2007, 08:31:54 PM

Thanks.  I've flushed it (last weekend) plus all the usual stuff (t-stat, air bleed, fan clutch, and elec fan).  I'm thinking its the guage again, but so far, everything has been NOT IT, so....

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: ecpreston on April 07, 2007, 09:30:55 PM

Doesn't sound like you have an actual problem, other than your temp gauge being wrong. Stock tstat is 88C, or 190F.

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Choking Hazard on April 08, 2007, 12:14:00 AM

Quote from: ecpreston;23176

Doesn't sound like you have an actual problem, other than your temp gauge being wrong. Stock tstat is 88C, or 190F.

:)

Of course.

I looked on Pelican Parts and saw one 88 and one for 90 and i was thinkin F

Guess that is good, but I'll have to drop the cluster.  I can't look at a temp in the red and not freak.


Thanks for the clarification

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: individualist on April 08, 2007, 06:39:19 AM

Might be the temp sensor? It's the brownish yellow one that sends the signal to the temp gauge.

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Choking Hazard on April 16, 2007, 03:01:15 PM

OK.
new t-stat $40
new fan clutch $60
new coolant $30
labor 3 hours (my time only has value to me, so $0.00)
candy thermometer $10

First $130 and 2 hours = 3/4 to 7/8 into red on temp gauge

Second $10 and 1 hour = unwavering midpoint reading on temp guage.

Lesson:  cluster failure more likely than cooling failure.  I've done this twice in a year and don't think there was a real problem either time.

If you are seeing high temp readings, first check the coolant temp!

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: badboypolar on April 16, 2007, 03:24:17 PM

The little brass nut on the back of the cluster are the ground nuts correct?

Title: What is the right operating temp?
Post by: Choking Hazard on April 17, 2007, 10:27:18 PM

Yes, thems the suckers'

Double nut them if there is enough to thread a second nut on there.  Mine backed off after a year for the second time.