Help with operating temp ?
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Help with operating temp ?
any body know what the normal Operating Temp is for a V6 4.0, 5 Speed with No AC ? (1992 Ranger ) Haynes says opening temp for the thermostat is 192 F I installed an aftermarket mechanical Temp gauge due to the instrument panel gauge failure. I'm reading about 194 f (90 C) on the gauge. Haynes says Fully open should be 226 F. Never seems to get there. The Truck runs just fine but I'm worried I may have a Thermostat problem. What do you think ?
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05-05-2005
Originally Posted by Mootz
any body know what the normal Operating Temp is for a V6 4.0, 5 Speed with No AC ? (1992 Ranger ) Haynes says opening temp for the thermostat is 192 F I installed an aftermarket mechanical Temp gauge due to the instrument panel gauge failure. I'm reading about 194 f (90 C) on the gauge. Haynes says Fully open should be 226 F. Never seems to get there. The Truck runs just fine but I'm worried I may have a Thermostat problem. What do you think ?
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Originally Posted by FireRanger
That's got to be a mis-print. At 226 degrees, your water wouldn't be a liquid anymore 
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"You don't ever want to see 226F" I saw .. ( maybe Jeff/Rayjay can remember better then I ) close to 275 when I had that overheating issue going to Centralia this last time. Pegged the factory temp gauge. It was QUITE a display to see with the coolent steaming out of the resivor by the wiper fluid. The cap blew right open on it.
I ( like yourself ) have installed an aftermarket gauge. My engine now never sees anything over 200degrees ( gauge and digimoto/obd2 readings going/tested )
D.
I ( like yourself ) have installed an aftermarket gauge. My engine now never sees anything over 200degrees ( gauge and digimoto/obd2 readings going/tested )
D.
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Temperature range
It is in fact possible to have 226f water in a pressurized system, some vehicles operated at 212 f and above. But the trouble with mine is my normal operating temp is not getting to 190 F, it's running around 180 F and this seems a little screwy to me. Could it be just the aftermarket gauge isn't that accurate ? It just doesnt seem likely that it would run so cool (if you can call 180 F cool)
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PRESSURIZEd !!
Originally Posted by FireRanger
That's got to be a mis-print. At 226 degrees, your water wouldn't be a liquid anymore
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05-07-2005
Originally Posted by Mootz
It is in fact possible to have 226f water in a pressurized system, some vehicles operated at 212 f and above. But the trouble with mine is my normal operating temp is not getting to 190 F, it's running around 180 F and this seems a little screwy to me. Could it be just the aftermarket gauge isn't that accurate ? It just doesnt seem likely that it would run so cool (if you can call 180 F cool)
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