engine temps
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Mine runs at 90C.. a little under halfway on the gauge, but I will be replacing it with a 180 thermostat tonight / tomorrow.. see what the gauges will read and let you all know.
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I notice you can't just go to Crappy Tire ( Canadian Tire ) to get the thermostat housing gasket.. it seems to be a dealer part only. Will post the price too when I pick it up.
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The 180 thermostat part number at Crappy Tire is 14-4071-4. $5.79 CDN. That will fit on my series 2 SC engine.
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I notice you can't just go to Crappy Tire ( Canadian Tire ) to get the thermostat housing gasket.. it seems to be a dealer part only. Will post the price too when I pick it up.
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The 180 thermostat part number at Crappy Tire is 14-4071-4. $5.79 CDN. That will fit on my series 2 SC engine.
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Mine very rarely goes over 200. She runs 185-210 in normal conditions, the low side of that being open-air-highway and the higher end being a hot day in the states and street/city driving. Stop-and-Go traffic, she'll hit 220 but then the fans kick in. I have never seen her go over 220.
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My old Bonnie never went above about 210, but my new car spends most of its time just shy of the red mark. However, I doubt the gauge'* accuracy due to the temperature jumping to an indicated 120 immediately after I start the car.
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Yeah the guage is probably bad. On my bonne (RIP) The temp and batter guage would go haywire once in a while. My ran just below the redmark and but it was really running at around 200, had my mechanic check it multiple times.
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I notice you can't just go to Crappy Tire ( Canadian Tire ) to get the thermostat housing gasket..
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My Both our Bonevilles run at 200 degrees exactly almost. although, the gauge on the 95 often goes above 250.. but the car doesn't get that hot actually, had a mechanic check it. My brother'* car has a messed up oil gauge. The gauge always reads above 120 PSI whenever you put your foot on the throttle.
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I notice you can't just go to Crappy Tire ( Canadian Tire ) to get the thermostat housing gasket..
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Hi I'm new here. I can see this site could be very helpful. I have a 2002 SE and I was also concerned about the temp too. It goes right up to 200F and stays there. It seemed a little high to me, I've never had a car that ran that high. Dealer says its ok. Would it be safe to put a lower temp thermostate in it our will that cause problems with the computer and all of the pollution control stuff?
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Originally Posted by Mario Rosso
Hi I'm new here. I can see this site could be very helpful. I have a 2002 SE and I was also concerned about the temp too. It goes right up to 200F and stays there. It seemed a little high to me, I've never had a car that ran that high. Dealer says its ok. Would it be safe to put a lower temp thermostate in it our will that cause problems with the computer and all of the pollution control stuff?