car temp(not what you think)

VIPERn94Five-0

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i know probably the most common issue with our cars is cooling issues...now is our temp gauge a dummy gauge like our oil pressure gauge??....because my temp gauge never reads above like the O in NORMAL.....


Anthony

 

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mine goes between the M and the A but i think my low speed dont work on my fan.

 

SN95StangMan

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I dont think its the same type of dummy gauge like the oil gauge. It just isnt very accurate like an aftermarket one. Mine has gone as high as the L in NORMAL, at that point I just cruised down hill in the slow lane and it dropped back down slowly. It is usually around the O/R on the gauge though.

 

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I have an autometer temp gauge and still have my factory one operational as well. Today my car read on the A & L and my autometer read 220 degrees. I have a new Fluidyne, new ECT, water 70% / 30% anti mix and a new factory pump. I just don't get it so I live with it, sux though.

 

Joes95GT

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Ant - It's not a big deal. Mine does the same thing and if/when I get on it hard through 3 or 4 gears, it will creep up to R and sometimes M. If I am just cruising along at 70 and have been for 30 minutes or so, it sticks to O. I think you're all right.

I use a 60/40 mix though...

Joe

 

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mine usually was at the N or the O when my stock one was hooked up. My autometer sensor now takes the place of where the stock sensor was and I run between 180-205 depending on outside temp and the amount of traffic.

 

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I got stock radiator, 180*thermostat, 50% coolant/distilled water and a few changes in my EEC tuner and temperature is pretty much a steady 190*.

 

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So what should I do to get my temps from 220 down to 190 ish? Have any ideas or what do you guys do?

 

Zero Signal

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Yeah I usually run just on the N, sometimes into the O and the tweecer will read about 180-190 there. If I use the stock fan settings it will run about 205-210. The fan switching temps make a world of a difference.

 

Mrgreen94gt

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My factory temp gauge seems fairly accurate, surprisingly. When I do a DCL data scan with my code scanner, the temp often correlates to the little scales I've seen on here. N= about 190*, O= about 200*, and so on.

Mine reached 210* the other day with a Summit radiator, Stewart water pump, and stock temp t-stat. I long for the day that I can get a Tweecer.

 

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i have a summit alum. radiator and 180 tstat and mine never goes past the O, before that it used to stay on the R

 

VIPERn94Five-0

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yeah i didnt think it was a problem, i was just curious because everyone is always complaining about our cars running hot, and mine stays cool lol....

Anthony

 

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So what is actually normal op temps for our cars cuz my gauge goes to 250 and it feels weird see it almost maxed out? My fan turns on @ 215-220 and turns off at 210 according to my autometer. What is "A & L" for a temp in our cars? 240?

 

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Mrgreen94gt said:

My factory temp gauge seems fairly accurate, surprisingly. When I do a DCL data scan with my code scanner, the temp often correlates to the little scales I've seen on here. N= about 190*, O= about 200*, and so on.

Mine reached 210* the other day with a Summit radiator, Stewart water pump, and stock temp t-stat. I long for the day that I can get a Tweecer.

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i think you are pretty close with that idea about what each letter means. my car runs at a pretty steady 190* with a few mods of the tweecer during 90* weather about a week ago. well i decided to beat the piss outta her that day too and she never got above 205 and she was only a lil past the O. i heard our cars run best from 190-210......i think