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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 07:24 AM
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ECT and EOT temps very low?

I realize we are in winter, but my eot and ect's are both within 2-5 deg's of eachother and range when warm from 172-176 degrees. I like the delta spread, but the temps are running cold since the ambient air temp got cold. Last summer, esp when towing they ran normally 190-205 and had a 5-10 deg delta towing. Why does this truck run so cold? Btw, I did a coolant flush and replaced the thermostat last summer.
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Sounds to me like you have a bad thermostat still. Just because you put in a new one doesn't mean it can't be defective. Temps should be around 190-195 ECT even in winter.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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I was in Williams, Az. last month. Temps. in the teens and my ect was 194. Your t-stat sounds flakey.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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I want to throw this idea out to ya'll. What if the VS fan continually ran full out? Would that be pulling the temps down? Is there a sensor that might have gone bad? What should the FSS rpm's be a idle?
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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Hot idle Fan Speed:

KO=0 LI=533 HI=488 OR=0-4000
 
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rattleNsmoke
I want to throw this idea out to ya'll. What if the VS fan continually ran full out? Would that be pulling the temps down? Is there a sensor that might have gone bad? What should the FSS rpm's be a idle?
Mike
IMHO a fan, even as large as this one is, shouldn't be a real factor at highway speeds. You could have a bad fan sensor but it would probably throw a code.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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it the fan was running all the time, u would notice cause its loud, but i dnt think that its the problem. i think its the thermostat.
 
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