nomorews6

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Is that normal? It seems awefully cold (maybe 40s or even 55 perhaps) and it was operating at 210 (according to my 1998 t/a guage).

LS1T/A4

iTrader: (3)

That is corret, ambient air has no effect on coolant temp. I would get your radiator fans reprogrammed though to come on sooner and keep the temp down to a reasonable temperature.

Cstick

My guage almost reads 210 when the car gets warmed up, but if I hook a scan tool up it says like 180 with my 160 thermostat. Its not all that accurate anyway.

LS1T/A4

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98 Gauges actually read correctly, whereas later models have "dummy" gauges.

ArcticZ28

iTrader: (14)

I wouldn't say they read correctly, but def more accurately than the later years

ultraz

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jsut to be safe, id say check under the car and see if there is any debri or trash bags blocking the radiator. That happened once and i could not understand the sudden jump in temps. My 98 usually reads 1/4 the way up, half way to the 210 basically and i almost NEVER hit 210 even with the stall convertor. Only time i hit 210 is when im stuck in traffic at a dead stop for like 10-15 min.

nomorews6

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yikes! i don't have anything to worry about until it gets to be 230 or so though, right? When it is around 210, it generally is just when sitting in traffic.

PREDATOR-Z

As long as it doesn't go above 210, do not worry. LSx motors need to be operating at that range for efficiency. A colder motor will produce less power.

nomorews6

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sweet thanks!