Coolant temperatures
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Coolant temperatures
I was wondering what most of the rest of you guys are running temperature wise on your coolant. I feel that Mine is running hotter than it should be. While driving down the Highway I’m running 198 deg. If I pull in some place in line to get something to drink or eat it quickly jumps up to 210-215. Is this normal. A while back I tagged something in the road and took out some of the aero dynamic under the car. It has since been replaced but I was wondering if maybe the fan had some how become unplugged. All the wires for the horns and other things are on that side of the car.
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The coolant temp. on my 05 C6 usually runs about 198 deg. unless I'm on the interstate at 75 MPH, then it runs about 192-194.
If I get in a fast food line for 5 minutes or more, it'll slowly creep up to 205-210.
Sounds like yours is about right.
If I get in a fast food line for 5 minutes or more, it'll slowly creep up to 205-210.
Sounds like yours is about right.
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Originally Posted by Burnt C6
I was wondering what most of the rest of you guys are running temperature wise on your coolant. I feel that Mine is running hotter than it should be. While driving down the Highway I’m running 198 deg. If I pull in some place in line to get something to drink or eat it quickly jumps up to 210-215. Is this normal. A while back I tagged something in the road and took out some of the aero dynamic under the car. It has since been replaced but I was wondering if maybe the fan had some how become unplugged. All the wires for the horns and other things are on that side of the car.
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Originally Posted by Burnt C6
I was wondering what most of the rest of you guys are running temperature wise on your coolant. I feel that Mine is running hotter than it should be. While driving down the Highway I’m running 198 deg. If I pull in some place in line to get something to drink or eat it quickly jumps up to 210-215. Is this normal. A while back I tagged something in the road and took out some of the aero dynamic under the car. It has since been replaced but I was wondering if maybe the fan had some how become unplugged. All the wires for the horns and other things are on that side of the car.
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Originally Posted by JimTN
The coolant temp. on my 05 C6 usually runs about 198 deg. unless I'm on the interstate at 75 MPH, then it runs about 192-194.
If I get in a fast food line for 5 minutes or more, it'll slowly creep up to 205-210.
Sounds like yours is about right.
If I get in a fast food line for 5 minutes or more, it'll slowly creep up to 205-210.
Sounds like yours is about right.
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I have a 160 f stat ; once i get moving i maintain between 174-176 f on the coolant and between 196-202 f on the oil. This is between 1600-2500 rpms regardless of speed , regardless of outside air temp. and regardless whether the A/C is on or not, thus far. (the highest outside temp. since ive had the 2006 vette has been about 85 f.). When i had the factory stat, the coolant and oil temps were much higher.
