How hot should my car be running
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How hot should my car be running I have a Granateli mafs, a 180 hypertech thermostat, and my car runs about 210 degrees all the time anybody know if this is about right or not ????? Thanks
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Re: How hot should my car be running 210 by stock gauge? They're not accurate.
If you have a real gauge or Autotap/similar monitoring and cruising on highway the "real" temp should not be 210. Turning the fans on early via HPP3 or programming will help also.
With stock thermo/stock fan programming mine would run 190* cruising @ 65 in 94* weather w/AC on.
If you have a real gauge or Autotap/similar monitoring and cruising on highway the "real" temp should not be 210. Turning the fans on early via HPP3 or programming will help also.
With stock thermo/stock fan programming mine would run 190* cruising @ 65 in 94* weather w/AC on.
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Re: How hot should my car be running Like I said, our gauges aren't known to be super accurate. Hence the suggestion to use a scan tool of some kind while you're driving if you want to know the "real" water temp. The temp can vary quite a bit with the gauge not moving. That's just the way GM gave it to us.
Re: How hot should my car be running you should try the 160 stat.. but if your fans dont come on the car will still heat up to when the stock settings are..
move your fan on temps down, both of them, and you will see the temps drop.
mine stays little less than halfway between 160 and the 180ish mark.
move your fan on temps down, both of them, and you will see the temps drop.
mine stays little less than halfway between 160 and the 180ish mark.
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Re: How hot should my car be running Can you tell the difference in power with it running cooler?????? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
<small>[ June 26, 2002, 11:57 PM: Message edited by: blkonblk00ss ]</small>
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Re: How hot should my car be running </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blkonblk00ss:
<strong>Can you tell the difference in power with it running cooler?????? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Less chance of detonation/Knock Retard
And as others have said... temp gauge sucks... I've heard that in 98 they were accurate.. but they had people coming in worried because it was fluctuating (stupid people) so they put basically a dummy gauge in the car... if the gauge reads hot (in red) then you're engine's toast (Ford did the same thing in Jaguars... if the temp gauge says too hot then you're engine is toast)
<strong>Can you tell the difference in power with it running cooler?????? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Less chance of detonation/Knock Retard
And as others have said... temp gauge sucks... I've heard that in 98 they were accurate.. but they had people coming in worried because it was fluctuating (stupid people) so they put basically a dummy gauge in the car... if the gauge reads hot (in red) then you're engine's toast (Ford did the same thing in Jaguars... if the temp gauge says too hot then you're engine is toast)
