FORD 460 Overheating Mystery
1997 Fleetwood Southwind 35P ~Ford 460 engine. I noticed the rig running a bit warm when we first got it 5 years ago. It had 23K miles on it then. It seemed each trip it would run a little more on...
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goprolocal wrote:
I wonder at what temperature would I have to operate at for a few hours to do some damage to the motor. Is 240 to 258 degrees doing long term damage? The rig has never boiled completely over.
Your numbers are high for long operation ! You must be using good quality oil (I would switch to full synthetic if you are not using it already). I would also keep the cold coolant level often.
goprolocal wrote:
When I took it to the mechanic today, it reached 220 degrees in town...and I didn't hear the clutch fan kick in. Maybe that's part of it?
It is 110 degrees outside fwiw.
110 outside, A/C on, the fan should be blowing MAX !
