Originally posted by wm_sorg@Apr 10 2003, 07:13 PM
Thanks for the feeback. I would like my engine to poerate around 180 - 185. Can I squek by with a 170? Allen, does your truc run cooler on the highway? I understand you can control temp via. PCM by controling fan switching. However, wahat happend at highway speed when the air flow through the radiator is maximizing cooling? Won't the stat let the engine cool to its spec?

P.S. Since the new board has been up I no longet get e-mail notification on threads. Is there a setting here that I can change. I do not see one on these pages.

BILL
The stats tend to operate about 5-10deg warmer. My truck runs cooler on the highway if i'm hauling ass, i have to be going about 90mph then the engine cools to about175deg. You can control the temp by the pcm, but everytime you want to change the temp , you have to shutoff and reprogram the new temp, which controls the fans. The stat will open and close near it's advertised temp, so even if you had a badass radiator, (i know do), it still will stay shut until the engine reaches 160 as in my case. I wish my truck would cool to 160 but i think there is a large margin with the temperature rating.

does this help you out, sorry if it's a little confusing, hahah??


allen