cold blooded vette
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Racer
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From: boulogne buenos aires
cold blooded vette
My vette seems to run extremely cold..the needle will never climb further the first quart of the gauge...not even in heavy traffic..after wot if will pass a little but never hit the middle of the gauge...
I run a 73 l-82 manual.
The radiator was changed locally using the oem ends and a new and more water passages where put..so its should cool better.
T-stat is 180..and checked it yesterday..and it running fine..its closed cold and when heated it will open....
Seems to be running even colder now in winter though....so is my assumption that the radiator could be the culprit? or a faulty gauge?
Maybe putting a 195º t-stat may help raise some degrees?
I run a 73 l-82 manual.
The radiator was changed locally using the oem ends and a new and more water passages where put..so its should cool better.
T-stat is 180..and checked it yesterday..and it running fine..its closed cold and when heated it will open....
Seems to be running even colder now in winter though....so is my assumption that the radiator could be the culprit? or a faulty gauge?
Maybe putting a 195º t-stat may help raise some degrees?
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Chino CA
My vette seems to run extremely cold..the needle will never climb further the first quart of the gauge...not even in heavy traffic..after wot if will pass a little but never hit the middle of the gauge...
I run a 73 l-82 manual.
The radiator was changed locally using the oem ends and a new and more water passages where put..so its should cool better.
T-stat is 180..and checked it yesterday..and it running fine..its closed cold and when heated it will open....
Seems to be running even colder now in winter though....so is my assumption that the radiator could be the culprit? or a faulty gauge?
Maybe putting a 195º t-stat may help raise some degrees?
I run a 73 l-82 manual.
The radiator was changed locally using the oem ends and a new and more water passages where put..so its should cool better.
T-stat is 180..and checked it yesterday..and it running fine..its closed cold and when heated it will open....
Seems to be running even colder now in winter though....so is my assumption that the radiator could be the culprit? or a faulty gauge?
Maybe putting a 195º t-stat may help raise some degrees?
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: New Jersey
In my research to solve the problem, I learned that some temp sending units do not display the proper temperature. I forgot where I seen it, but there if you measure the resistance of the sending unit, it can tell you how accurate the reading will be on your gauge.
If I find the page I will display it.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 4,883
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From: North Easton Mass
The primary question is: was the temperature sensor replaced when the work was done? A lot of replacement sensors are the wrong resistance to work with the stock temperature gauges so the reading will be either too low or too high. Dewitt's claims to have sensors that will read correctly. You can check with them on prices.
Rick B.
Rick B.
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