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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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ok this is my first Corvette so I don't know if this is normal or not but I have never seen it like this in any other car I have owned. I noticed that my coolant temp fluctuates a lot while driving. on the freeway my coolant runs about 170 degrees but around town it is close to about 200. if I am just idling it goes up to about 220 is this normal or am I looking at a cooling system problem? I have only owned the car for 2 weeks so I am not sure if this is normal behavior. I haven't seen it go above 220 yet.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 10:09 AM
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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ok cool thanks 8vette7 I appreciate that god what complex machines we own lol
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I bet it has a 160* thermostat in there
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