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getsumbaby

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So I recently purchased an '02 GTP. It runs really well. I have noticed that the water temp isnt getting warm/hot. Example: I drive to work at 85mph, outside temp 75* and the car gets to about 170-175. If I stop or drive 55mph it will rise to about 180-183. It rarely, if at all, gets over 185. Even when its 106* outside and i'm on the freeway doing 85mph.

Is this normal? I have not looked at the t-stat yet, i was gonna wait to hear from you all here first.

Ed
 


Sounds like a thermostat to me!! It is either missing, stuck open or it opens to early.

Good luck!!! :th_thumbsup-wink:
 
108* if your going to try and run a 3.4" pulley. If you are hoping to get a 3.4" pulley w\o Kr then also make sure you plan on getting a cold air intake, some exhaust work [a downpipe at the very least] a new PCM (or tune) and colder plugs.
 
getsumbaby said:
So I recently purchased an '02 GTP. It runs really well. I have noticed that the water temp isnt getting warm/hot. Example: I drive to work at 85mph, outside temp 75* and the car gets to about 170-175. If I stop or drive 55mph it will rise to about 180-183. It rarely, if at all, gets over 185. Even when its 106* outside and i'm on the freeway doing 85mph.

Is this normal? I have not looked at the t-stat yet, i was gonna wait to hear from you all here first.

Ed
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Can you tell if the fans are coming on to maintain the temps you mentioned? If so then perhaps you have a 180* drilled thermostat and the fans are helping it do the job.
Also are you using a scanner to verify those temps?
 
ok - i am nt using a scanner. And both fans turn on at 185 (according to the gauge).

Thats the prob buying used - i dont know what was done to the car yet! Do you think the PCM has been programmed to turn the fans on at 185?

Ed
 


getsumbaby said:
ok - i am nt using a scanner. And both fans turn on at 185 (according to the gauge).

Thats the prob buying used - i dont know what was done to the car yet! Do you think the PCM has been programmed to turn the fans on at 185?

Ed
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If the fan comes on at 185* assuming your gauge is correct then the PCM has to have been ajusted. Here are the stock settings.
 

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Is there any way to tell if you have a 180*?...i am thinking mine might asw well...what do the stock cars run at?
 
riceburner said:
Is there any way to tell if you have a 180*?...i am thinking mine might asw well...what do the stock cars run at?
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The best way is with a scanner to read exactly what the temps are. The gauge on your dash is highly inaccurate. With my 195° stat in, my gauge reads somewhere around 160°. But my scanner shows that it is 190-195°. So the best way to verify is with a scanner.

Don't ever trust the dash temp gauge except for general cold/hot.
 
ah good to know. i will probably just replace it anyways...hahaha

so one more ? what is different about the 180 drilled as compared to the normal 180*?
 
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