COOLANT TEMP?!
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COOLANT TEMP?!
Brand new member, I apologize for the reposting of this question but I didn't quite find the answer yet...
I have a '96 2.3L Ranger, manual with air conditioning. About a month and a half ago it started getting warmer out (here in Florida) and one day my engine randomly showed hot, I pulled over and the overflow tank was boiling. I let it sit, filled it up a little (not even 5 ounces), waiting and drove away fine. Two weeks later it did the same thing and I followed the same procedure as before, no problemo.
This weekend my truck did the same thing so I finally popped the hood and looked at it. This weekend I finally changed the following; 1) thermostat, 2) t-sensor, 3) hoses, 4) coolant flush and 4) water pump.
Before anyone asks, I did all the "at-home" tests and even took it to a shop and dropped a few bucks to make sure it was the head gasket.
Here's my real question; I took it back on I-95 (because it was at high speeds my truck was overheating) tonight and it's not overheating at all...praise God...but the needle isn't QUITE in the middle where I feel comfortable. I pushed the engine hard doing 70-75, full a/c for about 20-30 minutes and it never overheated. Before all the work I did, I only had about 5-10 minutes at high speeds (with NO a/c) and it was time to pull off the road in a cloud of steam.
Is it alright if my gauge is showing a little hot? If the gauge was a 100% scale I'd say it's at about 65% consistently.
Thoughts??? Thanks everyone!
Dom
I have a '96 2.3L Ranger, manual with air conditioning. About a month and a half ago it started getting warmer out (here in Florida) and one day my engine randomly showed hot, I pulled over and the overflow tank was boiling. I let it sit, filled it up a little (not even 5 ounces), waiting and drove away fine. Two weeks later it did the same thing and I followed the same procedure as before, no problemo.
This weekend my truck did the same thing so I finally popped the hood and looked at it. This weekend I finally changed the following; 1) thermostat, 2) t-sensor, 3) hoses, 4) coolant flush and 4) water pump.
Before anyone asks, I did all the "at-home" tests and even took it to a shop and dropped a few bucks to make sure it was the head gasket.
Here's my real question; I took it back on I-95 (because it was at high speeds my truck was overheating) tonight and it's not overheating at all...praise God...but the needle isn't QUITE in the middle where I feel comfortable. I pushed the engine hard doing 70-75, full a/c for about 20-30 minutes and it never overheated. Before all the work I did, I only had about 5-10 minutes at high speeds (with NO a/c) and it was time to pull off the road in a cloud of steam.
Is it alright if my gauge is showing a little hot? If the gauge was a 100% scale I'd say it's at about 65% consistently.
Thoughts??? Thanks everyone!
Dom
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Brand new member, I apologize for the reposting of this question but I didn't quite find the answer yet...
I have a '96 2.3L Ranger, manual with air conditioning. About a month and a half ago it started getting warmer out (here in Florida) and one day my engine randomly showed hot, I pulled over and the overflow tank was boiling. I let it sit, filled it up a little (not even 5 ounces), waiting and drove away fine. Two weeks later it did the same thing and I followed the same procedure as before, no problemo.
This weekend my truck did the same thing so I finally popped the hood and looked at it. This weekend I finally changed the following; 1) thermostat, 2) t-sensor, 3) hoses, 4) coolant flush and 4) water pump.
Before anyone asks, I did all the "at-home" tests and even took it to a shop and dropped a few bucks to make sure it was the head gasket.
Here's my real question; I took it back on I-95 (because it was at high speeds my truck was overheating) tonight and it's not overheating at all...praise God...but the needle isn't QUITE in the middle where I feel comfortable. I pushed the engine hard doing 70-75, full a/c for about 20-30 minutes and it never overheated. Before all the work I did, I only had about 5-10 minutes at high speeds (with NO a/c) and it was time to pull off the road in a cloud of steam.
Is it alright if my gauge is showing a little hot? If the gauge was a 100% scale I'd say it's at about 65% consistently.
Thoughts??? Thanks everyone!
Dom
I have a '96 2.3L Ranger, manual with air conditioning. About a month and a half ago it started getting warmer out (here in Florida) and one day my engine randomly showed hot, I pulled over and the overflow tank was boiling. I let it sit, filled it up a little (not even 5 ounces), waiting and drove away fine. Two weeks later it did the same thing and I followed the same procedure as before, no problemo.
This weekend my truck did the same thing so I finally popped the hood and looked at it. This weekend I finally changed the following; 1) thermostat, 2) t-sensor, 3) hoses, 4) coolant flush and 4) water pump.
Before anyone asks, I did all the "at-home" tests and even took it to a shop and dropped a few bucks to make sure it was the head gasket.
Here's my real question; I took it back on I-95 (because it was at high speeds my truck was overheating) tonight and it's not overheating at all...praise God...but the needle isn't QUITE in the middle where I feel comfortable. I pushed the engine hard doing 70-75, full a/c for about 20-30 minutes and it never overheated. Before all the work I did, I only had about 5-10 minutes at high speeds (with NO a/c) and it was time to pull off the road in a cloud of steam.
Is it alright if my gauge is showing a little hot? If the gauge was a 100% scale I'd say it's at about 65% consistently.
Thoughts??? Thanks everyone!
Dom
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is that really normal my old four cylinder would get up to opperating temp a bit past the n in normal, and the would go down to around 3/4 between cold and normal, some with my new truck to, so let me get this right it still does it but it takes longer? i would check to make sure the fan works right if when you pull over or before when you pulled over and you hear a pop then the thermostat sticks, but it might be the fan since you replaced it.
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