Water Temp

MustangMatt96GT · February 7th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Is this about right?

tom2000r · February 7th, 2008, 08:45 PM

don't know if that right,but thats enough

Breakout · February 7th, 2008, 08:47 PM

210 seems a little high

stanglifemike · February 7th, 2008, 09:29 PM

Seems high to me too, what thermostat do you have? I think stock is like 196 or something. I have a 180 and mine doesnt go any higher than that

MustangMatt96GT · February 7th, 2008, 09:32 PM

180 but i had been in stop and go traffic

stanglifemike · February 7th, 2008, 10:06 PM

Not sure man, even in the summer time in stop/go traffic mine doesnt rise like that

MustangMatt96GT · February 7th, 2008, 10:37 PM

From what I have heard, 200-210 is just about right.

tlr96 · February 8th, 2008, 07:49 AM

no its about right.

matted2thefloor · February 8th, 2008, 08:15 AM

Does the temp come back down on its own or does it keep going up until you start moving again? Mine started doing that and I found the cooling fan in front of the radiator wasn't coming on because the electric motor was fried. I got to the house one afternoon with the temp registering about 220, raised the hood and the fan motor was almost on fire! If you temp is going up and coming back down on its own while sitting still...don't worry about it, but if it goes up and won't come back down until it gets airflow from driving...check the cooling fan. BTW...it ran me $235 from Ford! Can probably do better, but I wanted a factory part for that. Sorry about the length!!!

MustangMatt96GT · February 8th, 2008, 04:56 PM

It just stays around there moving or not.

tlr96 · February 8th, 2008, 10:14 PM

so is your fan kicking on? it may be a little hot for the temp outside but its not to bad.

MustangMatt96GT · February 8th, 2008, 11:05 PM

yeah i my fan kicks

97GT4.6 · February 9th, 2008, 12:45 AM

yea 210 is the best operating temp for most vehicles. no stress matt

You just aren't used to having numbers, but the crappy [NORMAL]

February 7th, 2008, 07:41 PM	#1
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	Water Temp Is this about right? Attached Thumbnails __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

February 7th, 2008, 09:29 PM	#4
stanglifemike IBEATU 06 GT, 98 GT, & 93 Notch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 5,937 iTrader: 0 reviews	Seems high to me too, what thermostat do you have? I think stock is like 196 or something. I have a 180 and mine doesnt go any higher than that __________________ 98 GT: some stuff 06 GT: more stuff 93 Notch: 4 cyl at birth, now 5.0 drivetrain and stock exterior and interior= True Sleeper Paxton/Vortech Crew Member #3 FRPP's #1 Dealer Injected Engineering BMR Suspension

February 7th, 2008, 09:32 PM	#5
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	180 but i had been in stop and go traffic __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

February 7th, 2008, 10:06 PM	#6
stanglifemike IBEATU 06 GT, 98 GT, & 93 Notch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 5,937 iTrader: 0 reviews	Not sure man, even in the summer time in stop/go traffic mine doesnt rise like that __________________ 98 GT: some stuff 06 GT: more stuff 93 Notch: 4 cyl at birth, now 5.0 drivetrain and stock exterior and interior= True Sleeper Paxton/Vortech Crew Member #3 FRPP's #1 Dealer Injected Engineering BMR Suspension

February 7th, 2008, 10:37 PM	#7
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	From what I have heard, 200-210 is just about right. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

February 7th, 2008, 08:45 PM	#2
tom2000r Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 753 iTrader: 0 reviews	don't know if that right,but thats enough

February 7th, 2008, 08:47 PM	#3
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,018 iTrader: 0 reviews	210 seems a little high

February 8th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#8
tlr96 Hardcore Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 1,795 iTrader: 0 reviews	no its about right. __________________ view my garage for pics and modifications listen to my exhaust video 1 video 2 video 3

February 8th, 2008, 08:15 AM	#9
matted2thefloor Regular 99 Cobra 13.77 @ 102 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lexington, SC...for now Posts: 189 iTrader: 1 reviews	Does the temp come back down on its own or does it keep going up until you start moving again? Mine started doing that and I found the cooling fan in front of the radiator wasn't coming on because the electric motor was fried. I got to the house one afternoon with the temp registering about 220, raised the hood and the fan motor was almost on fire! If you temp is going up and coming back down on its own while sitting still...don't worry about it, but if it goes up and won't come back down until it gets airflow from driving...check the cooling fan. BTW...it ran me $235 from Ford! Can probably do better, but I wanted a factory part for that. Sorry about the length!!! __________________ 99 Cobra, T-56, Spec Stage 3, aluminum driveshaft, MGW shifter, shorties, X, FM Amer. Thunder, 3.73, SRA, JLT CAI, Tokico struts, adjustable UCA's/LCA's, H&R Rear Springs

February 8th, 2008, 04:56 PM	#10
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	It just stays around there moving or not. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

February 8th, 2008, 10:14 PM	#11
tlr96 Hardcore Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 1,795 iTrader: 0 reviews	so is your fan kicking on? it may be a little hot for the temp outside but its not to bad. __________________ view my garage for pics and modifications listen to my exhaust video 1 video 2 video 3

February 8th, 2008, 11:05 PM	#12
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	yeah i my fan kicks __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

February 9th, 2008, 12:45 AM	#13
97GT4.6 Hardcore Enthusiast 97 GT 14.2@99.8 @ 4800 ft Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Collins and Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,347 iTrader: 1 reviews	yea 210 is the best operating temp for most vehicles. no stress matt You just aren't used to having numbers, but the crappy [NORMAL] __________________ Cammed 2v Built By MustangMatt More mods than times your daughter has slept around

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
Ford Mustang Forum Advertisement

Threads Similar to: Water Temp
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Water Temp Gauge	gotboost562	5.0 Mustangs	2	January 30th, 2008 11:16 PM
Water Temp & Oil Pressure	gotboost562	5.0 Mustangs	1	September 4th, 2007 10:50 PM
Water temp sensor relocate?	ckjacobus	96-98	2	August 12th, 2007 09:56 AM
water temp	coreyfitz	94-95	1	May 2nd, 2007 12:18 PM
water temp sending unit	Superfly76	99-04	23	April 30th, 2007 12:01 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:51 PM.
Contact Us - Modded Mustangs : Ford Mustang Forums - Privacy Statement - Top
Modded Mustangs is ©2005-2008, All Rights Reserved, And is Not Affiliated with Ford Motor Company. Forum is powered by vBulletin ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Ent. Ltd. & SEO by vBSEO 3.3.2 ©2009, Crawlability, Inc.