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Aug 3, 2006 | 07:08 AM

steve t

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1985 getting hot

Hello, I just purchased a 1985 stock Corvette. It has 51k and runs great. While cruising my temp is around 90. As soon as I get into stop and go traffic she rises to 230. Is this normal and at what temp should i be concerned.
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Aug 3, 2006 | 08:19 AM

JustForFun

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although you are in the C3 area that temp is still fine. By posting in here theres a few whos temps will go higher then 230

i wouldnt be worried about that temp...the car can handle it

Aug 3, 2006 | 08:51 AM

85 Dave

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Is your fan running? It should come on at close to 230. You can get a different switch to make it come on earlier. 230 isn't unusual for an 85 in stop and go traffic.

Aug 3, 2006 | 08:51 AM

VettePower

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Originally Posted by steve t

C4's cruise at 90 degrees?? Whats up with that??

Aug 3, 2006 | 09:20 AM

Star79

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C4's cruise at 90 degrees?? Whats up with that??

C4 guy...could have gotten his gold chains tangled up in the keyboard and missed a key.

Maybe he meant 190??

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!

Aug 3, 2006 | 09:26 AM

VettePower

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Originally Posted by Star79

C4 guy...could have gotten his gold chains tangled up in the keyboard and missed a key.

Maybe he meant 190??

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!

Aug 3, 2006 | 11:36 AM

NHvette

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Easy there Steve ... not much difference from 83 to 85.
... and 79 was the height of gold-chain disco-vettes.

I have heard that the early C4s have issues with leaves and stuff
collecting in the front/bottom of the radiator. Try cleaning here
first and verify that the electric fan comes on when she is at 230.

Aug 3, 2006 | 02:21 PM

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The secondary fan is programmed to come on at 228 degrees. Once you see 230 it should start to cool off a bit to around 210 while in traffic. Once you start moving along it should cool down to about 190. That is about normal for an 85.