Question about water temp
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Question about water temp
I just bought my first vette about a month ago. This morning, it was about 60 degrees out. In traffic, my water temp hit 217 degrees. I was actually stopped when i noticed it. My oil was about the same. This seems hot to me, but I'm not sure what these cars should run. I'm going to check my fan later, but i dont think that is an issue. The car has 35k on it, and the previous owner changed the antifreeze at 22k. Any advise to this issue would be helpful.
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I just bought my first vette about a month ago. This morning, it was about 60 degrees out. In traffic, my water temp hit 217 degrees. I was actually stopped when i noticed it. My oil was about the same. This seems hot to me, but I'm not sure what these cars should run. I'm going to check my fan later, but i dont think that is an issue. The car has 35k on it, and the previous owner changed the antifreeze at 22k. Any advise to this issue would be helpful.
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Last edited by overrev64; May 13, 2008 at 12:38 PM.
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Normally, my 08 runs around 197 degrees. When I hit stop and go traffic, the temp can go up to 215. On hot days in stop and go traffic, the temps will range 197 - 225. At 225 the fans kick in and the temp drops back down. This seams to be the norm for the stock 08 vettes.
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And 217 shouldn't be a problem when sitting in traffic...if you were going 80mph on a 60 degree day, it might be too high.
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Normally, my 08 runs around 197 degrees. When I hit stop and go traffic, the temp can go up to 215. On hot days in stop and go traffic, the temps will range 197 - 225. At 225 the fans kick in and the temp drops back down. This seams to be the norm for the stock 08 vettes.
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The 160 thermostat will not prevent the engine temp from rising to 217degrees. The fan controls how hot the engine gets. The thermostat controls the minimum (cooler) temperature the engine will run.
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My 08 on the stock thermostat ran a consistent 200-205 on the highway and would get up to 210-215 in stop and go traffic. With the 160 thermostat, she ran consisten high 170's while moving and the fans were programmed to keep her from getting above 205 degree in stop and go. Now with the pulley, my water pump spins slower, so she runs low 180's while moving and gets up to 205 - 210 in stop and go.