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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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Operating Temperatures

Can someone show me the normal operating temps of the following:
Water-
Oil-
Coolant-
Trans-
 
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 09:24 PM
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Water freezes at 32f and boil at 212f
Oil 190+ less than 15 difference @ 65mph Max 253
Coolant 185+ Max 221
Trans 160+

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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt390
Water freezes at 32f and boil at 212f
Oil 190+ less than 15 difference @ 65mph Max 253
Coolant 185+ Max 221
Trans 160+

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Haha now that's funny.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 09:41 PM
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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So on my scangauge, there is a reading for "WT" i assumed that was water temp. Now is that different from coolant temp, or is water and coolant have the same thermostat?
 
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Originally Posted by brandon.edwards
So on my scangauge, there is a reading for "WT" i assumed that was water temp. Now is that different from coolant temp, or is water and coolant have the same thermostat?
fWT is the coolant temp (in Fahrenheit)
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 06:05 PM
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Well that sums it all up then.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 06:21 PM
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Only thing not mentioned is your operating temperatures will fluctuate depending on the ambient air temperature
 
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So hotter when hotter and cooler when cooler? It was 82 degrees yesterday and my coolant got to 191
 
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Originally Posted by brandon.edwards
So hotter when hotter and cooler when cooler? It was 82 degrees yesterday and my coolant got to 191
Sounds good... now drive it like ya stole it

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