allmotor1

yesterday my car had ran alittle hot i solved that issue(took air dam off when jacked up car and forgot to put back on) the highest the factory temp gauge went to was the 3/4 before i put the heat on and lowered the temp. should i be worried of any damage. i drove the car today and everything was perfect no smoke etc.

Chris25

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You should be fine the factory temp gauge inst the most accurate thing in the world anyways. I've had mine get a little warm after doing a flush and I forgot to bleed the air out.

allmotor1

That's true but that's exactly what I'm worried about. I'm worried that even though it did not go past the 3/4 line it was hotter than that. Although the coolant did not boile over and there was no stem. I would hope if the car actually really got to 260 the gauge would go to the red. One thing though as soon as I put on the heat on in seconds it made the temp gauge go down A little.

Deeohgie69

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You'll be fine, I just installed deraile pusher fans in my car and it blew the fuse in stop and go traffic. I didn't notice it until my check gauges light came on, I looked down and it was pegged all the way hot. I pulled over and popped the hood to help it cool and I could hear the coolant boiling inside. Walked to the parts store to get a fuse, changed it out and was on my way with no problems.

allmotor1

yeah. i still had a functional cooling system it just must have been running hotter than normal for the gauge to hit the 3/4 so in stop and go it was cooling down. never would have thought that the air dam was as important as it is. thanks for the input.

Chris25

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Thats the main reason these ram air systems cause a rise in temps, like the FTRA, SSRA Chris, 1313 I noticed a little bump in mine with the FTRA wasnt bad.