I wouldn't have thought it possible, but is my Pantera now running too cool?
The story is that it used to run too hot, almost at the 230F on freeway and at the marker to the left of it (approx 210F?) for normal driving. To remedy that I've this winter done the following:
1. New water pump
2. New thermostat
3. A few new hoses
4. New alu radiator from P.I. Motorsports
5. Both fans now working, and controlled manually
6. New radiatorcap (15 lbs)
7. Tightened the clamps everywhere
Today I tested for the first time. Outside temperature was 8 degrees above freezing and I hadn't the fans running.
It took almost 15 minutes before the gauge read 90F and after a little freeway driving it settled just below the middle 160F mark. Feeling the radiator, it was warm but easy to touch on the left, a little cooler on the right. And the engine was also easy to touch. Later when almost idling through a town, the needle started climbing towards 200F, but when I switched on the fans it settled just above 160F.
Is this normal, or is it now running too cool? The thermostat worked before I put it in, I tested it on the stove in boiling water. And the thermostat is a MIL-16400 from summit, hi flow 160 degrees.
Should I just be happy with my Pantera's new-found "coolness"?
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