Heat soak
Thread Starter
2nd Gear
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Heat soak
Hey guys was up
i have a question my corvette runs good no problem
but when I turn it off like let’s say at the store and I come back after a few minutes
the temperature of the engine will be at around 230-235 once the car starts the fans kick in at high speed and will cool down . But if I leave it the engine will just heat soak I haven’t seen any temperature higher than 235 is this normal it’s a 2006 c6 6.0
i have a question my corvette runs good no problem
but when I turn it off like let’s say at the store and I come back after a few minutes
the temperature of the engine will be at around 230-235 once the car starts the fans kick in at high speed and will cool down . But if I leave it the engine will just heat soak I haven’t seen any temperature higher than 235 is this normal it’s a 2006 c6 6.0
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,297
Likes: 24,776
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Moved to C6 Tech.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 167
Likes: 33
From: TN
i was told (by people that would know a lot better than me) that an engine is hottest roughly 20 to 30 minutes after you turn it off.
Made sense to me, once the coolant stops flowing and the fans stop cause you turn off the engine, all the heat rises towards the top of the engine and is trapped in the engine compartment by the hood. then it starts cooling down as expected.
Made sense to me, once the coolant stops flowing and the fans stop cause you turn off the engine, all the heat rises towards the top of the engine and is trapped in the engine compartment by the hood. then it starts cooling down as expected.
Last edited by luka2sb; Mar 20, 2019 at 05:01 PM.
