Engine Temp????What does yours run at??
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Since I am having coolant issues I watch my engine temperature like a hawk and it can get as high as 220+ if I've been running it long and/or been sitting in heavy traffic on a hot day
Engine oil temp gets up to about 200 as well
Engine oil temp gets up to about 200 as well
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·With a 160° t-stat and my tune, mine stays right at 170° until the outside temp is over 50° then it goes to about 180-182. It'll stay around 210° on the track.
if more HP is a side affect :thepan:
i should also say that even sitting in traffic my motor never gets over 195 now
a motor can run to cool but it would have to be a lot cooler then 180-190. in my tune the electric fans come on at 120 and stay on 3 minutes after shut down to help with heat soak. when its 110 outside here in the summer my car will sit over night and the engine temp will never drop below 110-120
On the highway I see coolant temps at 190-192*F. Driving around town I see 220-226*F. The highest I have seen it read was 235*F. I don't watch it all the time so I wouldn't doubt that it may have gotten higher.
My '96 Cobra was the first model year production with the 32V engine. Many people complained of cooling problems to where Ford supposedly upgraded the radiator and reduced the fin count on the A/C condenser to aid in cooling. Warranty would cover the cooling issue for '96 owners and Ford changed the design starting with the 1997 model year. Mine never received the 'cooling fix' due to some really dumb conditions that had to occur first before they would do the work. Anyway, many times I would see > 230*F+ temps for the 9+ years I owned it. Never did I have a problem. From that experience, I learned to worry about other things.
My '96 Cobra was the first model year production with the 32V engine. Many people complained of cooling problems to where Ford supposedly upgraded the radiator and reduced the fin count on the A/C condenser to aid in cooling. Warranty would cover the cooling issue for '96 owners and Ford changed the design starting with the 1997 model year. Mine never received the 'cooling fix' due to some really dumb conditions that had to occur first before they would do the work. Anyway, many times I would see > 230*F+ temps for the 9+ years I owned it. Never did I have a problem. From that experience, I learned to worry about other things.
I can't say anything specifically for the V but running too low of a temp in a computer controlled engine can cause some self-tests to not perform which could lead to a check engine light. Other things may occur: emissions may go up (a concern if your state does the 'sniffer' test); engine may not go into closed loop quickly enough or at all leading to lowering gas mileage; engine may run rich lowering gas mileage and causing cylinder wash; thermal efficiency may be lowered too. I don't think operating a 180*F thermostat would cause any problems. A 160*F may be pushing it but since the radiators in these cars are the bare minimum, the engine may still see 190*F+ temps on a warm/hot day.
If the radiator can't keep the engine cool, it doesn't matter what thermostat is in there. It can only control the minimum operating temperature. The thermostat cannot control the upper temperature range if the radiator is not capable of removing the heat..
176, even in Arizona baby
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