Normal IC Water Temp Range

[crazykaese]

What's the normal operating IC water temperature range for our trucks? I want to buy a gauge to monitor it and need to know the range I should get. Autometer makes a 40-120 and a 60-210 degree electrical gauge. Which one would be best?

 

[Ian Turgeon]

depends on where you live.
florida:
my gauge errors out below 70, and I've seen that often in the winter.
highest temp I've seen is about 120.

 

[Trevor]

I got the 60-210 Autometer since it hits 111-112F ambient here. I still need to install it.

 

[Mad Mike]

I got a digital one from summit 0-150.

 

[Falco]

Why don't you measure the temp of the incoming air instead? It is what you should be really interested in. Also if you replace your IC with an A/A unit in the future, you will be able to use your existing gauge. Autometer has a few air temps gauge, it was in a thread a few weeks ago.

Later,

 

[rockvillespeed]

the cyberdyne says it does whatever to whatever, but it doesnt.
it starts at 70 degrees on the low side, just so folks know.
i have one on my ic water output.
in 90 plus heat and in traffic, i'll see about 110-115.
same heat in cruise, about 95-105.
i have a lotta extra coolers, and fans.

 

[Trevor]

I just installed my electrical 60-210 Autometer. I put the sender in the driver's side endtank of the stock CCHE. IC Mods:
-Johnson Pump
-IC Scoop
-Dual 6.5" Spal puller fans
-3/4" Heater hose
-Upper IC Wrapped in thermal barrier
-85% distilled water, 10% coolant, & 5% water wetter

93 degrees ambient cruising at 50-55 mph its stayed at about 104-108F. Did a 5-91mph pull and it peaked at 142F. Reviewed the log and did another pull (0-90) with starting temps of 114F it peaked at 152F and came right back down again to 120-125F. Whooo...toasty! After a couple miles of crusing it was back under 110F.