Coolant Temps
07-29-2008, 01:41 PM
#1
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: northern Indiana
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Coolant Temps
Has anyone who tows had any high coolant temps?
My outlook reads 210-220, maybe it's the outlook.
Also, dodge says to use G-05 or things will go sour(like high temps) I just thought dodge wants us to use thier stuff.
On my coolant needle , it will go 1/8-1/4 inch past the 200 mark,sometimes past the second zero.
My outlook reads 210-220, maybe it's the outlook.
Also, dodge says to use G-05 or things will go sour(like high temps) I just thought dodge wants us to use thier stuff.
On my coolant needle , it will go 1/8-1/4 inch past the 200 mark,sometimes past the second zero.
07-29-2008, 02:17 PM
#7
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: new hazelton B.C
Posts: 269
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
my outlook also reads really high with just a fourwheeler in the back and trying to pull up a hill in 6th gear i can see 223 fairly easily ive seen as high as 234 yet on my stock guage its only like 2 needle witdhs over the line that is straight up and down (90) i think it says.
Trending Topics
07-29-2008, 02:24 PM
#8
Banned
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: northern Indiana
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
my outlook also reads really high with just a fourwheeler in the back and trying to pull up a hill in 6th gear i can see 223 fairly easily ive seen as high as 234 yet on my stock guage its only like 2 needle witdhs over the line that is straight up and down (90) i think it says.
I'm not sure what the 2004 gauge looks like.
Maybe it's the outlook!
07-29-2008, 02:56 PM
#11
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: kingston,wa
Posts: 0
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
if you dont like the coolant temp hitting 210*, you dont want to look at your oil temp when pulling then... upwards of 250* when pulling heavy and hard.
the 3rd gens run higher temps than previous engines, the oil squirters(for the pistons) remove more heat off the pistons, and the coolant has to absorb the heat the oil picked up.. the temp gauge will climb when hauling, but not high enough to cause concern. just ensure you have the proper amount of coolant, that your fan clutch works, and the belt is in good condition.
the 3rd gens run higher temps than previous engines, the oil squirters(for the pistons) remove more heat off the pistons, and the coolant has to absorb the heat the oil picked up.. the temp gauge will climb when hauling, but not high enough to cause concern. just ensure you have the proper amount of coolant, that your fan clutch works, and the belt is in good condition.
