Engine/Oil Temp.

[Bxx1]

Originally Posted by decooney

Ron,
A first question I always ask is "what changed" recently. If something was changed, I would probably check to make sure there is not an air bubble trapped in the system. Jack the front end up, putting the filler/expansion tank (if you have one) at the highest point. See if there are bubbles to get out. It can absolutely cause a strange heating situation you've described before. It happens in FEs often too with low expansion tanks. Also, you see this situation occur when you go from distilled water only (much better cooling property) to anti freeze (actually worse than straight water, just raises the boiling point), and let say by increasing the ratio of AF to water actually see a notable temp difference for one. I've measure up to 10-12 degrees difference before. Also, if you were always running your car with a 160 degree thermostat before, typically running the motor a little on the "cold" side (not always a good idea) by simply installing a 180 thermostat and running too much anti-freeze actually see the car run notably warmer in traffic on a hot day as compared to before. Also, in some cases seen brand new thermostats stick closed periodically for whatever reason. I'm not saying this is your problem, but I have seen this condition and scenario occur in Cobras before with insufficient cooling fans; in traffic situation on hot days. If it continues, and if you can't solve it easily, you can always test the thermostat in a pan of boiling water to see if it opens/closes or not and try draining the system and replace with distilled water. If the straight distilled water works better, I usually add 1-2 bottles of Water Wetter in Sacramento instead of anti-freeze; then adding antifreeze back in again as winter approaches again. Just a few experiments if you can't find anything else going on. Good luck.

Duane, Thanks for your feedback and info.... will keep my attention on the temps especially in traffic and monitor the situation. Maybe take two aspirin in the morning...

[wanab5150]

Ron, my temp is usually at 100c or over and hits 115c when it's really hot.
Oil temp is usually around 90c but also has been to 115c when super hot. All is well....If the thermostat was stuck, it would have pinned the water temp gauge, not stop at 100c. My thermostat is a 195deg.

Ed, I know aspirin will work in most cases, however, Ron will need 100mg of Zoloft with 3 shots of Quervo daily to completely eliminate his issues. (and don't call me in the morning)

As far as the temp gun...make a few adjustments. Lay it on a hard surface with the laser pointed toward a garbage can. Take a 5 lb framing hammer and make even blows across the surface...Now, put the pieces in a small plastic bag and discard. Your headache should disappear almost immediately.

I'll give you a call about next week..... tom

[Bxx1]

Originally Posted by wanab5150

Ron, my temp is usually at 100c or over and hits 115c when it's really hot.
Oil temp is usually around 90c but also has been to 115c when super hot. All is well....If the thermostat was stuck, it would have pinned the water temp gauge, not stop at 100c. My thermostat is a 195deg.

Ed, I know aspirin will work in most cases, however, Ron will need 100mg of Zoloft with 3 shots of Quervo daily to completely eliminate his issues. (and don't call me in the morning)

As far as the temp gun...make a few adjustments. Lay it on a hard surface with the laser pointed toward a garbage can. Take a 5 lb framing hammer and make even blows across the surface...Now, put the pieces in a small plastic bag and discard. Your headache should disappear almost immediately.

I'll give you a call about next week..... tom

Jeeez.... The hammer suggestion worked... I feel soooo much better now. Oh oh... the orderlies are coming to my room now for my hourly shot... gotta run...