optimal running temp
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optimal running temp
on my 86 na i finally got my temp gauge to read. ,my cars warms up within a fews minutes all the way to 170 degrees celcius. or im assuming guage only goes to 150 and then red. so what is the optimal running temp for my s4 engine. thanks
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You mean 170 defrees F. 170 C is quite hot, considering thermostat temp is 86 degrees C.
170 F is a bit cool at 76 C. Make sure your thermostat is not stuck open.
Where is your gauge sender?
170 F is a bit cool at 76 C. Make sure your thermostat is not stuck open.
Where is your gauge sender?
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i do mean 170 c it says c on my guage. its a aftermarket guage. and my sender is the stock sender i just replaced it with a new one. and my thermostat may be stuck hwo would be the easiest way to tell? the guage it self goes to 150 then starts red but i belive it between 160-170 c its a oil temp not coolant( i think)
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its an aftermarket guage not sender... i bought a new sender for my car off the net. and the stock guage is not hooked up. but perhaps the after market guage is misreading and maybe i should see if my stock guage will read it correctly. and i belive it coolant temp since when i remove the temp sender(right beneath the pressure sender) coolant come out not oil. also the car has never smoked or cut out or anything has gone wrong due to this i just wondering if my guage may not be working correctly.
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yea its a oem sender. ill try hookin the stock guage up to see if it reads arounf the mid range and just make shure it not over heating. (i just drove it over 400 miles nonstop with no smells or anything like that. just felt like at 80 my injectors where surging once in a while.(maybe my elimination bolt for the pd)
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