operating temperature
Hi, It is 93 f outside and my Ford class c V-10 radiator temperature is 216. Is that normal and/or safe?
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time2roll wrote:
190 to 240 is normal. Does the gauge move?
Not if it's a Ford.... They don't move for sh** until it's too late..
That's the only thing I hate about Fords.. Their gauges suck as far as telling you what is actually happening..
Even on my 13 F150, the actual gauges don't move once they reach operating temp.. They are just there to give you a false sense of security that "all is good"... Since the needles don't move...
I'm sure they will move, once you are overheating... But, what good is that?
Anyway, at least my 13 has an actual trans temp mode on the display, so I can monitor that... I've seen it go to 230 on the display, but the actual "gauge" didn't waver a bit from when it's running 195 in the dead of winter..
I know why they do this.. But, for us folks that actually know how to look at a gauge and not panic when it moves....
Mitch
