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Stock sc300s. Where does your temp guage sit

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Old 10-01-10, 02:40 AM
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Default Stock sc300s. Where does your temp guage sit

Where does your temp guage sit normally? Mine sits right on half. seems a little high to me. But im used to my cars sitting around 1/3. or a little under half. Just got the car so Im wondering what the average is.
Old 10-01-10, 06:27 AM
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Mines at half as well
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Half for me as well, and I had to check up on it when I first got it, because like you I'm used to them sitting around 1/3.
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Half. It actually seems like a full sweep gauge unlike most clusters that are "COLD, NORMAL, HOT" voltage wise.
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ditto, mine is the same before and after getting lights up and running
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nice ty all very much.
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My 97 sat almost exactly at halfway point while my 92 sits just slightly under half.

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mine sits between the half line and the 3rd line, it used to sit at half.

I think its because my stock fan clutch was shot and i could stop my fan from spinning with my hand, So I removed the stock fan and replaced it with 2 14" electric fans and flushed out the cooling system.
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Mine sits a hair above the center line. I flushed the coolant and it didn't help. I've
read that these temp gauges are more of an "on and off" switch and basically will
tell you if your car is overheating.
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mines right below the half point.
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well either my waterpump or my tstat is out so when it warms up it sits just right above half..but i've been contemplating an oil cooler like i have stock in my s10..in my s10 it barely gets above 160 degrees.
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Mine sits a little under the halfway point. I'd be scared if it went up
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Never been above this point.
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Originally Posted by Luxor
Never been above this point.
Mine sits at this level all the time. Summer, fall, winter...It runs pretty normal to me.
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Mine is always in the middle. I've never seen it go any higher than that.


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