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Pleiades
No. At 20psi pressure water boils at about 112C, so temperatures between 95 and 102 would be classed as "hot", but acceptable for short periods, such as in stationary traffic etc. On the move the coolant temperature will normally be around the 85 to 90 mark (well mine is anyway); a little less in the winter and a touch higher in the summer.
The fan cuts in at 102C and switches off at 95C ( if I remember rightly). The warning light comes on at 110C AFAIK, which is a bit late and why a temp gauge is a handy early warning tool.
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Hey Pleiades, I took your advice and purchased a TTO temp gauge, nice compact unit, simple mount, cheers for that.
So upon installing and testing out, this is my results...
Initial warm up after several minutes idling....reached 109 degrees C before thermo fan cut in....let it cool down.
Now for the on road test(on a 27deg C day)...cruising between 70 and 130 kph temp held steady around 70-72. Slowing down to 50- 60kph temp rose to mid 70's to low 80's. Down hill deceleration 80-100kph temp down to high 60's.
No matter what temp the gauge read the heat coming from the engine was significant. The warmer the temp on the gauge the hotter on my legs.
At least I can rest easy that the motor isn't running too hot. But why the heat???
My figures seem to differ in every way to yours Pleiades. Could my thermostat be cactus??? Should I test that next??? What do you suggest?