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Coolant Temp-Hot or Not? (Thread split from "Water pump/front cover" thread)
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<blockquote data-quote="AApple" data-source="post: 59276" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>Ya...my fan kicks on right past 1/2, too. So...if the fan comes on at 205*, then 210 or so should not be considered HOT, or overheated. The fan coming on at 205*(or whatever temp it comes on), it will not keep the temp there...the temp will continue to climb <strong>some</strong>. At least that's how automotive stuff works. I wonder if there would be any advantage to kicking the fan on sooner....would it really keep it from getting any hotter? Maybe in town/traffic, I'm sure it would help some, but how much?</p><p>On my '85 Corvette, the fan(s) don't kick in until the coolant temp gets to around 215*. On that car, 235 is NOT out of the ordinary when in traffic, with the A/C on. 223-225* is fairly normal. The "Stop Engine" light isn't designed to come on until 245*. I've never seen the light come on.</p><p>On either of the Cads, 215-220* in the heat of summer with A/C is normal. One of those cars has the all aluminuminum Northstar engine, too. In cooler weather, the temps stay in the 200* range while cruizin down da road. Might see 210* in traffic.</p><p>Not that any of that matters....just throwing it out there for discussion. :mrgreen: </p><p></p><p>Might need a new thread to go in that direction....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AApple, post: 59276, member: 56"] Ya...my fan kicks on right past 1/2, too. So...if the fan comes on at 205*, then 210 or so should not be considered HOT, or overheated. The fan coming on at 205*(or whatever temp it comes on), it will not keep the temp there...the temp will continue to climb [b]some[/b]. At least that's how automotive stuff works. I wonder if there would be any advantage to kicking the fan on sooner....would it really keep it from getting any hotter? Maybe in town/traffic, I'm sure it would help some, but how much? On my '85 Corvette, the fan(s) don't kick in until the coolant temp gets to around 215*. On that car, 235 is NOT out of the ordinary when in traffic, with the A/C on. 223-225* is fairly normal. The "Stop Engine" light isn't designed to come on until 245*. I've never seen the light come on. On either of the Cads, 215-220* in the heat of summer with A/C is normal. One of those cars has the all aluminuminum Northstar engine, too. In cooler weather, the temps stay in the 200* range while cruizin down da road. Might see 210* in traffic. Not that any of that matters....just throwing it out there for discussion. :mrgreen: Might need a new thread to go in that direction.... [/QUOTE]
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