Got water temp guage..when should i be worried
09-12-03, 12:12 PM
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Got water temp guage..when should i be worried
just installed a digital water temp gauge. At what temp should i start to get worried?
09-12-03, 04:50 PM
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I had all that info on my website before it got hosed, so if you didn't see it - too bad. 
Anything under 240F is fine.  Remember, the stock electric fan doesn't kick in until 225F.  250F is the danger point!
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Anything under 240F is fine.  Remember, the stock electric fan doesn't kick in until 225F.  250F is the danger point!
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09-12-03, 05:16 PM
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Originally posted by RETed
I had all that info on my website before it got hosed, so if you didn't see it - too bad.
Anything under 240F is fine.  Remember, the stock electric fan doesn't kick in until 225F.  250F is the danger point!
-Ted
I had all that info on my website before it got hosed, so if you didn't see it - too bad.
Anything under 240F is fine.  Remember, the stock electric fan doesn't kick in until 225F.  250F is the danger point!
-Ted
09-13-03, 02:02 AM
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Originally posted by RoninAutoBoX
Now I have a question for you: What level of the stock gauge represents 250 degrees?
Now I have a question for you: What level of the stock gauge represents 250 degrees?
I would try and keep the temp gauge under 1/2 as much as possible.  In my experience, different FC's have different temp gauge readings - I think this has to do with the degree of grounding the engine gets, as the stock sensor runs ground through the engine block.  My FC used to run about 200-210F at 1/4 and 240 at 1/2 through an SPI electrical water temp gauge.
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Originally posted by Scott 89t2
I know for my S5. at 220F the stock gauge is still in the exact middle where it sits at 180 as well.....
I know for my S5. at 220F the stock gauge is still in the exact middle where it sits at 180 as well.....
09-13-03, 02:20 AM
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Its interesting, my gauge has always read 1/2 when warm. With the exception of when the tranny overheats the radiator and the radiator overheats the engine.
Heh, If you've never seen a car's tranny pan get blown off a car on an interstate, damn its a site. Damn good thing the other cars stopped, tranny fluid is damn slick, especially when heated over 250deg. Anways to make that story short, I-90 was down to 1 lane near Sturgis SD until the HP came with their catliter equivalent. $27 dollar fine for "road damage", and a blown tranny. Did I mention the wall of burnt tranny oil smoke? Heh... I get a kick out of that everytime I think about it. There is no way to describe the amount of smoke.
Heh, If you've never seen a car's tranny pan get blown off a car on an interstate, damn its a site. Damn good thing the other cars stopped, tranny fluid is damn slick, especially when heated over 250deg. Anways to make that story short, I-90 was down to 1 lane near Sturgis SD until the HP came with their catliter equivalent. $27 dollar fine for "road damage", and a blown tranny. Did I mention the wall of burnt tranny oil smoke? Heh... I get a kick out of that everytime I think about it. There is no way to describe the amount of smoke.
09-13-03, 10:16 PM
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Originally posted by Scott 89t2
I know for my S5. at 220F the stock gauge is still in the exact middle where it sits at 180 as well.....
I know for my S5. at 220F the stock gauge is still in the exact middle where it sits at 180 as well.....
09-15-03, 12:21 PM
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
On at 207degF, off at 194degF.
On at 207degF, off at 194degF.
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09-16-03, 01:07 AM
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Originally posted by RETed
This really sounds like the US-spec Miata thermo switch rather than the US-spec FC switch. The US-spec thermo switch kicks in at 225F.
This really sounds like the US-spec Miata thermo switch rather than the US-spec FC switch. The US-spec thermo switch kicks in at 225F.
09-16-03, 01:19 AM
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...94% correct.
I'll be using one of those cheap wally world temp guages...they work great and I'm a fan of mechanical guages. Not that you guys really care I'm just adding a post to my count.,...
03-03-04, 05:08 PM
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This is kind of on topic.
Is there any side effects to running the aftermarket temp probe in the stock water pump housing if you don't have the Efan? Does that temp sensor on the back of the pump housing do anything else?
Is there any side effects to running the aftermarket temp probe in the stock water pump housing if you don't have the Efan? Does that temp sensor on the back of the pump housing do anything else?
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I run 180ish, e-fan set to 190ish. The highest I've seen was 220 on a dyno (the dyno fan was blowing right on my e-fan sender... I have to move that.)
Mechanical gauge in the thermostat neck.
Mechanical gauge in the thermostat neck.
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Originally posted by Kenteth
Its interesting, my gauge has always read 1/2 when warm. With the exception of when the tranny overheats the radiator and the radiator overheats the engine.
Heh, If you've never seen a car's tranny pan get blown off a car on an interstate, damn its a site. Damn good thing the other cars stopped, tranny fluid is damn slick, especially when heated over 250deg. Anways to make that story short, I-90 was down to 1 lane near Sturgis SD until the HP came with their catliter equivalent. $27 dollar fine for "road damage", and a blown tranny. Did I mention the wall of burnt tranny oil smoke? Heh... I get a kick out of that everytime I think about it. There is no way to describe the amount of smoke.
Its interesting, my gauge has always read 1/2 when warm. With the exception of when the tranny overheats the radiator and the radiator overheats the engine.
Heh, If you've never seen a car's tranny pan get blown off a car on an interstate, damn its a site. Damn good thing the other cars stopped, tranny fluid is damn slick, especially when heated over 250deg. Anways to make that story short, I-90 was down to 1 lane near Sturgis SD until the HP came with their catliter equivalent. $27 dollar fine for "road damage", and a blown tranny. Did I mention the wall of burnt tranny oil smoke? Heh... I get a kick out of that everytime I think about it. There is no way to describe the amount of smoke.
03-03-04, 11:18 PM
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With my autometer gauge I can watch the temp increase....then right as it gets the point the thermostat opens it drops about five degrees. It is nice to be able to see that happening.
James
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