operating temperature

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

It is 93 f outside and my Ford class c V-10 radiator temperature is 216. Is that normal and/or safe?

Yes and Yes

I see the same temps on both my car and my Vortec 8.1 in fact I"ve seen 220 degrtees on the Torque monitor many times.

Now you and I both know that distilled water boils at 212 degrees at normal atmospheric pressure.. But you may have forgot that "At normal atmospheric pressure" part.. What happens if, as in an automotive engine (Car/Truck/Motor home/Other) You PRESSURIZE the system?

The boiling point goes up.. Quite a bit up in fact

Also what happens when you add Glycol type Antifreeze or any of the other common antifreezes used now days... Same thing, Boiling point goes UP.

So you are both normal and safe.