Normal temp for 5.3?
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Normal temp for 5.3?
My 5.3 is running at 210 with no thermostat. Is that too hot? Its in my swapped 96 T/A but I am using an LS1 radiator with a 3rd gen fan. Ive used this fan for the last two engines and never had a problem. I did remove the rad a couple of weeks ago so I could install my trans cooler. I dont remember at what temp it used to run right before removal od rad but for the last few months it never went above 180. Could it be that its just too freakin hot outside now that summer is here?
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Those guys are right ^^^^^^ for them to "read" 210 is normal, and yes they are usually a hair lower in reality. Damn near every GM I have ever been in sits right on or really near 210. And the factory thermostat is 195.
But still, not having a thermostat is not a good thing.
But still, not having a thermostat is not a good thing.
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Well, I'm going to install the 180 from svg and see how it goes. I'm also reading the temp off of the pass head on the autometer gauge. The computer gets it's signal from the driver head sensor but that doesn't go to the dash. Only the a m gauge works on the dash.