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Temperature question
- Thread starter Mongoose
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stock thermostat is 190 degrees. temp should range from 190 to 212 ....
contourspd98
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yes that is helpful. however it doesn't matter. temp range should be 190 to 212
im sorry i guess that would help 98 CSVT, im just wondering where most of these cars run on the normal scale like around the o r m what? mine to me runs a lil higher than i would like, its not overheating by any means just a lil higher than i think it should. This is the 2nd one i have owned and i cant remember what my previous one ran at. Does anybody recommend changing to 180 degree thermostat? I hate these normal gauges i wish they had the actual numbers.
need to remember that the temp guage is calibrated per say. get a OBDII scanner that can display the coolant temp and check it out. It should be 190 to 212. No I would not recommend a 180 thermostat.
The dash temp gauge on my '99 CSVT points straight up for a good 60ºF swing of the coolant temp as read by a full sweep Autometer temp gauge.
The factory dash temp gauge is little more than an idiot light with a pointer, either put in a real temp gauge, or get an OBDII scanner that can read the engine coolant temp sensor.
The factory dash temp gauge is little more than an idiot light with a pointer, either put in a real temp gauge, or get an OBDII scanner that can read the engine coolant temp sensor.