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Re: obligatory post to start the discussion of coolanttemperatures...
From: "George Csahanin" <georgec(at)lintv.com>
Subject: Re: obligatory post to start the discussion of coolanttemperatures...
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Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 19:19:20 GMT
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Exactly what I was going to do, but way too hot and humid here today to even
think about dinkin` with the car. I did look at the temp reading while it
was "cool" (relative term) in the garage. Thermometer bulb in coolant tank,
read 103, display inside read 103.
And while this 180 deg thermostat is reading about 7 degrees lower than the
195 degree one did, something tells me that something is wrong. Unless the
sensor is just plain flaky.
What I couldn`t find definitively was which sensor runs the inside digital
diaplay. Is it the same one as the gage? And is it the sensor on the front
of the engine around the water pump? Or is it the one on the side of the
block?
I don`t think I have a pump problem, you look in the tank, and pretty
intense jsts of coolant flowing.
Since the coolant flow is "backwards" in the LT-1, could the blister packed
thermostats from "the boys" be not right?
-George
<DaveinIllinois(at)webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17057-40BB2B64-232(at)storefull-3231.bay.webtv.net...
> You need to find out the `actual` water temperature instead of relying
> on the guage/sensor. Get a remote digital thermometer with sensor on the
> end of the wire...and strap it to the upper radiator hose while you go
> for a long drive. Have the thermometer in with you so you can monitor
> it. Or...strap any thermometer to the upper radiator hose which you
> know is accurate...then take a look at it after a good run.
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From: DaveinIllinois(at)webtv.net
Subject: Re: obligatory post to start the discussion of
coolanttemperatures...
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 14:52:23 -0500
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George, Cant help you with the questions about the LT1 sensor location,
etc...
Try a `balanced` type thermostat for your car ; these are much more
accurate than the cheap $5 ones from a store. Pep Boyz has them as does
Summit and Jegs mailorder. Stay away from RObershaw Brand...i put one
in and it stuck closed on me....my aluminum heads reached over 250
degrees before i discovered i had a problem.
From: RicSeyler <ricseyler(at)SPAMgulf.net>
Subject: Re: obligatory post to start the discussion of coolant temperatures
and flame wars over waer-wetter.
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Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:30:36 -0500
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You might help it a bit with a
Hypertech PowerStat...
The PowerStat will flow more water that any PepBoys or GM Stat
while still controlling temp..
But it`s not too far off what the factory wanted it to be..
I have a `94 LT1 and it stays at 180-185 in the Florida heat and humidity
with the PowerStat and the HyperTech Programmer.
George Csahanin wrote:
> Summer`s here in Texas. 95 degs today. And I`m looking for a secon/third
>opinion.
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>92 LT-1. Manual says thermostat is 195. Somewhere else I read 180, which
>should only be the LT-5 engine, right?
>With the factory installed thermostat it ran at about 200 degrees.
>Originally, when it was a young pup it ran at 194-197.
>Anyhow a couple of months ago I bought a 195 at Auto Zone, popped it in. Car
>ran at 207-211.
>Figured it was defective or mis stanped.So today replaced it with one that
>is a 180. Tossed in water wetter as well. Car runs 201-207.
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>When the temperature shows 200 the guage is right smack in the middle.
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>Bad sensor?
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>The system gets hot fast at a traffic light. 215-220 in a few minutes. Fand
>kick in at 228. The other readings were with a/c on (fans on)
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>Does anybody make a radiator that fits and works right in these? My 84 was
>just as bad...
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>GeorgeC
>W2DB
>RED/RED 92 LT-1
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Ric Seyler
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