How hot ??
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How hot ??
OK, lots of talk about overheating on here, every summer. Question is, what temperature is really too hot ? How much heat does it take to kill a head gasket ? Or crack a head ? How high are you willing to risk it ? I pulled the radiator today and cleaned out the leaves and stuff from the last 50000 miles. Took a drive in the 95* heat, in traffic. Got to 237* with the AC on. Makes me nervous. May put in a better fan. So, just how hot have you run, without damage ?
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OK, lots of talk about overheating on here, every summer. Question is, what temperature is really too hot ? How much heat does it take to kill a head gasket ? Or crack a head ? How high are you willing to risk it ? I pulled the radiator today and cleaned out the leaves and stuff from the last 50000 miles. Took a drive in the 95* heat, in traffic. Got to 237* with the AC on. Makes me nervous. May put in a better fan. So, just how hot have you run, without damage ?
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You got good flow?
If it does get too high and stay (240 +), turn on the dash heat. Check the heat anyway to check flow thru the core. Put a laser on the hoses too.
They designed it to run safely up to 230 - that's why the fans don't come on til then.
If it does get too high and stay (240 +), turn on the dash heat. Check the heat anyway to check flow thru the core. Put a laser on the hoses too.
They designed it to run safely up to 230 - that's why the fans don't come on til then.
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I'm guessing you already looked at the obvious, fans, stat etc.
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Thats a pretty good answer. I am an old fashioned guy and 230* seems hot to me. 200* is what I'd like. The car has a little more power than stock and horsepower tends to make heat. I am not all stressed about the situation, just wondering what temps should set off an alarm. I'd like to hear from guys that have run at 240* all day without problems. Or with problems ???
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