Dazzi Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) Hi mates Anyway... I've searched and searched but can't get any exact figures. What is the average running COOLANT temperature of an na engine and what is classed as the danger zone? Just installed a digital temp gauge so I want to know whats what. Cheers Edited August 27, 2008 by Dazzi (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 What are you monitoring the temp of? Oil? Water? How hot the air is next to the engine? How warm the metal gets? The melting point of the plastics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 What are you monitoring the temp of? Oil? Water? How hot the air is next to the engine? How warm the metal gets? The melting point of the plastics? Thank you for spotting that. Radiator Coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 What guage kit did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Nothing fancy. Its a digital Glowshift smoked temp gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 What is it showing for normal running? trouble with a lot of the cheaper gauges is that they are not that accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 I haven't got it hooked up yet so will see tonight when its complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I had a mechanical one fitted on the top rad pipe, used to read somewhere in the area of 90 degrees Celsius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Cheers conncl Right all hooked up now. While driving at 60mph the gauge is at 179-180F and stationary its around 185F. Going off conncl's example thats about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 yeah about 90 is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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