Engine temperature while towing
I guess I'm old school, but I had always been taught that if the temperature gauge moves up towards hot, you pull off and let it cool down. I'm pulling a 32' Keystone Cougar X-Lite that is 6700 lbs em...
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BenK wrote:
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Many say today's vehicle are: "good for it"...yes, but I like to keep
below their maximum's for longevity and the biggie for me: Power mode
Also like to keep it just above the set point when it goes from open
loop control to closed loop control. Hot enough to pass smog in Calif
and low enough to have plenty of margin for power mode, which will
heat it up quickly if left in WOT for long.....snip....
Yep, I agree with Ben on this. For me, the key word in his statement there is "longevity". I keep my vehicles a long time. I want them to be reliable throughout their usable life. So for me, I prefer to see water temps for the most part under 200F. Anything over 220 is cause for alarm in my book. In fact 215 starts to make me watch it closely and begin changes in the drive pattern to reduce stress and heat.
Others may wanna let 'em run hot....the new VM Motori 3.0TD in the Ram truck is apparently a hot runner. Time will tell if this is a good strategy or not.
I'm not gonna be one spending "my" dollars to do the beta testing on that deal.
