Time to operating temp (180 on dic)
10-23-2016, 11:27 AM
#11
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I made a slight mistake on my last post.
I missed using One Word in my first sentence.
"OUTSIDE"
It's fixed now but changes the whole post......
I often look first at the outside temps when I am watching so as to have a reference as to where I am starting from overall.
Sorry bout that ..
SF
I missed using One Word in my first sentence.
"OUTSIDE"
It's fixed now but changes the whole post......
I often look first at the outside temps when I am watching so as to have a reference as to where I am starting from overall.
Sorry bout that ..
SF
10-23-2016, 11:42 AM
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I just drove home from CC, in rain the temp gage read 176 to 182, driving at 75 mph in 48 degree ambient air temp.
In the winter mine takes 5 to 10 minutes to get to 180 degrees even when it's 25 degrees out !
In the winter mine takes 5 to 10 minutes to get to 180 degrees even when it's 25 degrees out !
10-23-2016, 12:13 PM
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Oh so 176 is "safe" to get down to? Just in my neck of the woods it has NEVER went below 180 so I was quite frightened to see it do so. You may be our mileage record holder (I am quickly catching up 
) so I am quite sure I will set my new "uh oh" temp in my brain to 174
) so I am quite sure I will set my new "uh oh" temp in my brain to 174
09-25-2017, 09:52 PM
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My thermostat opens about 5 degrees early and the car cruises around on slow roads in nice weather at about 178-180. I've seen it dip to 174 coasting downhill.
The engine heats up fast, rises typically at idle and the fan comes on at 217, but the engine cruises just a little cooler than it should for good emissions. I don't see it as a problem, but when the dexcool gets changed, so will the thermostat. It's probably a Brand-X.
All things considered my temp sensor could be off that much...
No worries.
The engine heats up fast, rises typically at idle and the fan comes on at 217, but the engine cruises just a little cooler than it should for good emissions. I don't see it as a problem, but when the dexcool gets changed, so will the thermostat. It's probably a Brand-X.
All things considered my temp sensor could be off that much...
No worries.
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