Drove through the Rockys today and eng. temp went way up
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Drove through the Rockys today and eng. temp went way up
So I'm on my way to California and as I was driving through the Rocky Mts. and my edge monitor started to alert me that my eng temp was at 214. I was on level one the whole time and only pulling a 3000 lb car, is this normal?
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This is probably way off but the air is thinner up here than where your from this might be the reason for the higher temps due to a lack of oxygen to compress?? I know my truck runs cooler and has more power at lower altitudes. Just my 02.
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I pulled my 13k 5er through the worst parts of the rocky mountains, and only when I was reving too high would the engine temps go high like that. What gear were you in? Try bumping up to 3 or 4 on the juice, that should help
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ok, ill try the higher level on my way back. Its amazing how many more dodge's CTD I see compared to where im from. All sorts of styles, its pretty cool. Well, if anyone sees me in california or anywhere on I-70, I-15 or even I-80, be sure to honk. Hopefully you guys remember what my truck looks like.
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Should have stoped by man, could have went out and had a good time. The rockys are pretty bad, i drive them regularly. I would flush your system, put good coolant in it, crank the edge up a little and try it.
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214...no worries. Glad you finally got to climb a real grade at a real elevation. I bet you saw EGT's a little higher than normal too. LOL.
It is a different world above 5-6-7-8,000 feet. Then there is 12,000 feet.
Glad there ar NO dyno's/strips that high. ;-)
It is a different world above 5-6-7-8,000 feet. Then there is 12,000 feet.
Glad there ar NO dyno's/strips that high. ;-)
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