What temp
Melting Slicks
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From: Puyallup Washington
Mine runs at about 190 F, with the car moving, which is about 86 C. It sounds as if your temps are in the normal range. Temps will go higher when the car is stopped as there is no airflow through the radiators until the cooling fans turn on, which is around 230 F. You may want to check the front of the radiator to see how much junk has been sucked up and is clogging the face of the rad.
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From: Tandragee Co Armagh
Mine runs at about 190 F, with the car moving, which is about 86 C. It sounds as if your temps are in the normal range. Temps will go higher when the car is stopped as there is no airflow through the radiators until the cooling fans turn on, which is around 230 F. You may want to check the front of the radiator to see how much junk has been sucked up and is clogging the face of the rad.
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From: New Market AL
Just for your own piece of mind - try removing the radiator top support (use a 10mm socket on the 2 bolts on each side of the radiator). Take a look at the A/C condenser and the radiator to see how much grass clippings, leaves, bugs, or other foreign debris have collected in the fins. Sometimes by tapping the condenser/radiator/fan assembly up and down you can knock quite a bit of debris out of the fins.
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From: Tandragee Co Armagh
Just for your own piece of mind - try removing the radiator top support (use a 10mm socket on the 2 bolts on each side of the radiator). Take a look at the A/C condenser and the radiator to see how much grass clippings, leaves, bugs, or other foreign debris have collected in the fins. Sometimes by tapping the condenser/radiator/fan assembly up and down you can knock quite a bit of debris out of the fins.
