Normal operating Temp?

[TYHOGG]

I noticed my truck's temp gauge needle sits in between 180 (large dash) and the smaller mark above it 220 it think. Is this normal or a little high? I have never owned a turbo vechile before so i'm not sure, just taking a little precaution. I was going to order a 160 thermostat to bring it down a little. Would this benificial at all, or good on a stock motor?

Thanks,
Adam

 

[sy538]

The stock thermostat is a 195* and with it the needle will sit right on the ¼ mark. If I understand you correctly the needle is between the ½ and ¾ marks? I don’t now how hot that is but it can’t be good. Do you have datamaster?

 

[dgoodhue]

The stock guage sucks, my sy was at the bottom 1/3 of the guage at 195 and the my Ty was 2/3 way up at 195. Use a scan tool, to find the real temp. Most SyTy owner use a 160 thermostat.

 

[SeattleSy#1255]

yup get a 160...some say if affects your heater or takes longer to warm up, but i don't notice a change in the heater at all...still burns my feet if i wanted it to.

 

[ghettosled]

like many have mentioned the stock gauges vary ALOT! On some trucks the 1/4 mark is 140 and on some the 1/4 mark is 185-190. The only way to tell is by hooking up a real gauge or reading off the coolant temp sensor with a scan tool. Then you will know that the 1/4 mark is "X deg" and if it climbs to half or 3/4 you are overheating. Seems like it is more common on the syclones, as most typhoons we work on hoover just below the 1/2 mark.

 

[TYHOGG]

I do not have a datamaster yet. But apparently it is a worth while tool. I'll try to pick one up this comming week. I will also order the 160 t-stat.

Thanks for the help,
Adam