235* ect
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235* ect
just had the whole oil / egr cooler replacement deal & am still seeing coolant temps at 235 & oil temp at 230, so where to look next
-water pump- theromstat ?
-water pump- theromstat ?
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Does your stock temperature gauge go into the RED at those temperatures? I've been curious about that because on my digital gauges they have been spiking even higher than what you're seeing, but the stock gauges haven't moved out of the normal range. I know that they are dummy gauges, but I feel that if I was really hitting 250* the fan would engage or the stock gauge would go into the red. So I'm just wondering if my digital gauges aren't getting a bad reading??
But I'm with you in that I was curious about my water pump, but I didn't want to have to change that out!
But I'm with you in that I was curious about my water pump, but I didn't want to have to change that out!
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When I saw my ECT spike to 300* on the digital gauge, even though my stock gauge hadn't changed the other day while towing my 30' trailer on a 35* degree day, I just figured that the gauges were screwed up because the fan never came on and the motor wouldn't last long like that.
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Besides the Edge Insight and Quadzilla Commander, what other types of gauges is everybody using to get these readings? I'm curious if anybody with an analog gauges has seen temperatures this high? I was just thinking that maybe we're getting a faulty electronic reading? I just can imagine the fan being engaged and staying engaged with temperatures this high.
When I saw my ECT spike to 300* on the digital gauge, even though my stock gauge hadn't changed the other day while towing my 30' trailer on a 35* degree day, I just figured that the gauges were screwed up because the fan never came on and the motor wouldn't last long like that.
When I saw my ECT spike to 300* on the digital gauge, even though my stock gauge hadn't changed the other day while towing my 30' trailer on a 35* degree day, I just figured that the gauges were screwed up because the fan never came on and the motor wouldn't last long like that.
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That's good to know. My other vehicles have a similar function, but I didn't think about it with the truck. I'll try it next time to see how the gauges respond. Thanks for the insight.
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And keep in mind, my ECT will go from 160 to 240 and my stock gauge won't move. It it worthless in reality.
