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Old 01-27-2007, 11:23 PM
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Normal water temperature

What is the normal operating water temperature? My car has been taken a long time warming up to normal temp reading and many times it sits slightly below the middle mark. I recently bought a scangauge and my water temperature at normal operation reads between 170-180, rarely it reaches 190F.

I'm suspecting a sticky thermostat, is that a good assumption?
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That sounds like the correct temp to me. All my rigs do the same thing.
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Originally Posted by wimpwgn
What is the normal operating water temperature? My car has been taken a long time warming up to normal temp reading and many times it sits slightly below the middle mark. I recently bought a scangauge and my water temperature at normal operation reads between 170-180, rarely it reaches 190F.

I'm suspecting a sticky thermostat, is that a good assumption?
My scangauge says about the same areas, it reached around 190F once at a long redlight, but dropped back down when I started moving again.
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