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94mustangcobra

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my temp gauge is the stock in dash one and i was wondering about where 210 should be on it, as of late my car has been getting hot to the "R" and "M" area wich is abnormal, but i noticed this after i had it dyno'd. At first I thought my tuner might've changed the fan settings but he said the high speed comes on at 210 and it is coming on. Second thought is that i was only running a little bit of coolant mixed with distilled water and a bottle of water wetter, maybe i've boiled off all my water and i just went outside pulled the cap on the radiator and ran the car to operating temperature and every time it cycled i filled up the radiator with a premix of 50/50 coolant and let the bubbles quit bubbling. I dunno what it could be, i don't see coolant in the oil nor do i see/smell it in the exhaust or see it on the plugs. out of ideas.
 

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Maybe something with the thermostat?
 

Dino Dino Bambino

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Sounds like your engine's running normally. The R on my gauge equals 201*F and the M equals 208*F which is when my low speed fan comes on. The midpoint on my gauge is 205*F.
 

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Im one for Auto Meter myself
 

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earleys94gt said:
Maybe something with the thermostat?
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it's new with like 3K miles on it, new w/motor
 

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Bullitt95 said:
Sounds like your engine's running normally. The R on my gauge equals 201*F and the M equals 208*F which is when my low speed fan comes on. The midpoint on my gauge is 205*F.
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maybe, but it overflowed the overflow tank around that point on me going down the 1/4 mile, sprayed all over my engine and that's never happened before.
 

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Zero_chance said:
Im one for Auto Meter myself
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that would be the smart thing to do
 

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94mustangcobra said:
maybe, but it overflowed the overflow tank around that point on me going down the 1/4 mile, sprayed all over my engine and that's never happened before.
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Sounds like your radiator cap may not be holding pressure. Try a new 16psi cap.
 

94mustangcobra

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Bullitt95 said:
Sounds like your radiator cap may not be holding pressure. Try a new 16psi cap.
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it's one of those lev-r ones or whatever, it's about a year old or so but i'll look into that thanks
 
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