Lower Temp Thermostat
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Joined: 03-13-2006
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From: Real Northern California
Originally Posted by cowboybornlate
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones... I did a surveillance job this week and was sitting in my HHR for 9 hours, sitting in one spot with it running and the a/c going, outside temp of 104 and my temp gauge never went above the halfway mark and my DIC never read over 203....
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Joined: 02-06-2006
Posts: 328
From: North Texas
yep, i'm sure it's not good on it, when I started my DIC was at 31.2... at the end of the day is was at 17.3. By the time I got to my folks house for the night (30 miles highway) it was back up to 25.3
I did a lot of sitting/idleing last summer in my Silverado extended cab and it's still running strong. I run Royal Purple oil in the engines so I would think that probably helps some. I was honestly surprised that the temp didn't go overboard though. I was working with another investigator and he was in a Dodge Stratus and he did not have any temp problems either.
Normally when the weather is not so warm I just park and roll down or crack a window or two. But when the temps are up it's just unbearable to sit there for long periods without the engine and a/c running.
CBL
I did a lot of sitting/idleing last summer in my Silverado extended cab and it's still running strong. I run Royal Purple oil in the engines so I would think that probably helps some. I was honestly surprised that the temp didn't go overboard though. I was working with another investigator and he was in a Dodge Stratus and he did not have any temp problems either.
Normally when the weather is not so warm I just park and roll down or crack a window or two. But when the temps are up it's just unbearable to sit there for long periods without the engine and a/c running.
CBL
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