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1996 Cobra overheating fix? not your usual question
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<blockquote data-quote="I_like_turtlez" data-source="post: 17016987" data-attributes="member: 204906"><p>The gauge is there for more of a formality, also you don't want the engine running cooler than it was generally designed to, engines need to warm up to a certain temperature range and do it in a timely fashion</p><p></p><p>So having your thermostat open too early by installing the wrong one on purpose is not a good idea; you don't want your engine running at like 170 degrees, it can cause serious issues</p><p></p><p>If you verify the car is indeed running too hot(230+ under normal operation) then there's a problem causing it, the usual suspects are clogged radiator/heater-core impeding flow, it doesn't have to be a big clog</p><p></p><p>Since it's happening when the car isn't moving I'm going to guess radiator and/or low-speed fan not kicking on(high speed will be for A/C compressor cooling)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I_like_turtlez, post: 17016987, member: 204906"] The gauge is there for more of a formality, also you don't want the engine running cooler than it was generally designed to, engines need to warm up to a certain temperature range and do it in a timely fashion So having your thermostat open too early by installing the wrong one on purpose is not a good idea; you don't want your engine running at like 170 degrees, it can cause serious issues If you verify the car is indeed running too hot(230+ under normal operation) then there's a problem causing it, the usual suspects are clogged radiator/heater-core impeding flow, it doesn't have to be a big clog Since it's happening when the car isn't moving I'm going to guess radiator and/or low-speed fan not kicking on(high speed will be for A/C compressor cooling) [/QUOTE]
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