Your situation sounds exactly correct in my experience. Don't sweat it. Markus Kevin <antelopewesty@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote:
Hi Everyone, So my mechanic had a black temp switch instock so I gave it a shot. What's $12 more? Gauge still staying the same. I'm wondering where should this thing be running in the summer? Should the normal temp be just above the LED in 80f weather? In traffic should it reach the 3/4 mark and then the fan kick on? I boiled my 2 thermostats and they both work. I just don't want to do any long term damage because it's running too hot. I will pick up a infrared gun tomorrow as it seems a useful tool for pin pointing problems but I am wondering if I even have a problem at this point. Seems a little scary that the van would get to the 3/4 in regular traffic what happens in a major traffic jam for hours? Please let me know where you guys are all running on your coolant temp gauges. Thanks Kevin 87 Westy
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like it is working properly to me. A lower temp fan switch will help to turn on the fan sooner but it is not necessary. Get an infrared temp gauge to see what temps you really have as the gauges are not always consistent but it is difficult to fix something that is not broken.
Dennis
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Hi Everyone, One week after the start of the project I'm back on the road. So here is the deal. Motor sounds great! No leaks. But my coolant gauge still rides just above the LED and the low speed fan comes in traffic at about 3/4 up the gauge. Now I can't seem to get any more air out of the system at all so I feel it is bleed correctly as heat works perfect and I have not had to add any coolant yet. Now in theory there should be no way for it to be running hot as I have a new T-stat, pressure cap, rad, rad fan switch, low speed resistor (figure it was $30 insurance and now I have a spare) most coolant hoses, head gaskets water pump and that's just coolant system restore did lots of other stuff as well. Now the old rad did have some crap in it but it is running the same with the temp just above led like one needle and in traffic at about 80f in traffic the temp will go up to 3/4 and the low speed fan kicks in. Not sure what to do next? Any tips on this one would be great. Thanks for everyone's help so far. Hoping to get this settled so I can go to greyfox on sat.
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