engine temp
05-25-2013, 10:37 AM
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The stock gauge is junk. It will read right about 210 for any actual temp between about 190 and 230.
If you mean actual coolant temps as seen on a scanner though, your stock t-stat is a 187°F unit, so actual coolant temps shouldn't drop below this once the engine is fully warm. Stock fan settings will allow engine temps to range as hot as between 217° to 235° at idle/low speeds depending on load and conditions.
If you mean actual coolant temps as seen on a scanner though, your stock t-stat is a 187°F unit, so actual coolant temps shouldn't drop below this once the engine is fully warm. Stock fan settings will allow engine temps to range as hot as between 217° to 235° at idle/low speeds depending on load and conditions.
05-26-2013, 12:52 PM
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The '98s are closer to reality, and also will register with movement for smaller changes in temp. But the actual temp they show is still not 100% accurate, as you have found. '99-'02 are even worse though.