just installed scangauge

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Jan 31, 2014 | 11:16 AM

KIDkiser

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Laughing Gas

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From: Kentucky

just installed scangauge

just got my scangauge installed,went for about a 25 min ride on interstate.
eot 190to 191
ect 183 to 184 does these numbers sound about right.

Jan 31, 2014 | 11:28 AM

Rusty Axlerod

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Sounds good

. Outside air temps must be cold. Closer to 190 ECT is better but hard to reach on a cold day.

Feb 1, 2014 | 02:43 PM

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Laughing Gas

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well thats what I was going to ask,i just put a new thermostat from napa in about a month ago.Do you think that might be why my ect's are not as high as they should be.

Feb 1, 2014 | 04:03 PM

Rusty Axlerod

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Just from what's been posted here some trucks temps are rock solid no matter what the ambient temps are, some drop a little like yours, and some drop a lot. My truck struggled to keep mid 170's with a Murray plus thermostat in low teens ambient temps. I had some "theories" about why, but in the end I'm thinking it is just the thermostat. The Motorcraft thermostats seem to hold temps better when the weather gets cold.