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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 05:33 PM
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My 2014 runs at 220 on an 80 degree day. Is that too high?
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 05:35 PM
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Is that the temp on the analog gauge? Check the temp on the digital gauge in Tour Mode.
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No, it's not too high. Pretty typical, actually.
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mschuyler
No, it's not too high. Pretty typical, actually.
Only if you're stuck in traffic a while. On the highway mine stays at between 190-194F even when it's 95 degrees out. I rarely see it go above 200 unless I'm stopped in slow moving traffic for a long time or do a bunch of full throttle runs in a row.
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I think you will find that people regularly report temperatures above 200, as this thread shows: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ter-temps.html IMO 220 is nothing to worry about.
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Originally Posted by Patman
Only if you're stuck in traffic a while. On the highway mine stays at between 190-194F even when it's 95 degrees out. I rarely see it go above 200 unless I'm stopped in slow moving traffic for a long time or do a bunch of full throttle runs in a row.
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 11:02 PM
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I wonder if they went with a lower temperature thermostat on the newer cars and that's why my 2018 is seeing lower temps than others are reporting?
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Mine's never seen that temp. Far less. Even when the high today was 111° in Dallas, Texas. Above captioned as the day was cooling off @ 106° near nightfall.
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My '14 runs at 220 all year round, except when it is above 90, and I'm running high rpms with the AC on ; then it will run higher.

I say it's normal behavior, and the minute I turn the AC off, goes back down to 220.
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Originally Posted by 2K14C7
Is that the temp on the analog gauge? Check the temp on the digital gauge in Tour Mode.
From what I understand, on the '14, those temps come from two different sensors (which is why they never align, with the digital output being ~10 degrees cooler).
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My '14 runs at 220 all year round, except when it is above 90, and I'm running high rpms with the AC on ; then it will run higher.

I say it's normal behavior, and the minute I turn the AC off, goes back down to 220.
That may not be normal.

I'd have it run through a Chevy. dealer's diagnostic equipment to be sure it agrees with your assessment.
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