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Gonna do a coolant flush 93 LS400 - temp question.

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Old 10-10-08, 08:56 PM
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Default Gonna do a coolant flush 93 LS400 - temp question.

Hey guys,

Where does your temp needle sit after about 30 minutes? Mine sits right in the middle or slightly above, is this normal?

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Old 10-10-08, 10:52 PM
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30mins of driving or after you turn it off?
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Mine sits slightly below the middle after it's warmed up.
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Ditto on the above..
Old 10-11-08, 06:12 AM
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mines in the middle.
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Mine is in the middle as well.
Old 10-11-08, 10:20 AM
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My 97 is just barely over the........... second notch I believe. Not quite exactly in the middle..

I can't remember 100% lol
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Alright. Thanks for all the responses. Hopefully it'll sit a bit cooler after it's changed. *crosses fingers*
Old 10-11-08, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by EXE.UCF10
Mine sits slightly below the middle after it's warmed up.
Same here and i have a '94 LS
Old 10-19-08, 03:09 PM
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When you change your radiator fluid I just drain my radiator and engine block and then I add the antifreeze. I USE TOYOTA ANTI FREEZE 2 GALLONS ALSO I MIX IN 2 GALLONS OF DISTILLED WATER MIXING IT 50/50 I END UP WITH 4 GALLONS AND I GO AHEAD AND FILL UP THE SYSTEM I DO THIS EVERY 2 YEARS. MY 91 LEXUS HAS THE ORGINAL HOSES--RADIATOR WITH 212,000 MILES AND NO PROBLEMS. THE PEOPLE AT LEXUS TOLD ME HOW TO DO THIS. I DO NOT FLUSH OUT MY SYSTEM DUE TO HARD WATER HERE IN CALIFORNIA JUST DRAIN AND FILL.
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be careful not to get an air bubble in the system or it will run hotter than it should
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