take a look at this pic and tell me if my car is at proper temps..

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10-15-2011, 06:36 AM

rhoades

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take a look at this pic and tell me if my car is at proper temps..

As it starts to get cooler here, I notice my heat isnt really warm. I was curious if my car is running at proper operating temperature.

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10-15-2011, 09:12 AM

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You probably have an 88ºC thermostat so the coolant should stay at least that hot...and it looks like it is.....assuming the gauge is accurate

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10-15-2011, 12:00 PM

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Thanks!

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10-15-2011, 12:57 PM

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Thermostats for the AJ6/AJ16 engines tend to stick OPEN. The V8 engine t-mostats tend to stick CLOSED.

You can use one of those non-contact infrared 'point and shoot' type thermometers aimed at the t-mostat housing to verify the actual temp!!

bob gauff

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