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Bobster · 08-13-2010, 04:42 PM

Hey - It has been hot in WV this past two months - temps in high 90's most days. Went to Harbor Freight and bought a non contact thermometer to check radiator temps after a run. I register 180 degrees when I shut off the engine after a five mile circuit - temps rise to 200-206 after shutoff - no boil over. The radiator was "flow tested" at a local shop and declared good. I run 50/50 mix water/antifreeze with no water wetter or any other additive. Motor runs fine, but is the running temp too high? Should I flush out the radiator - engine? I do not think the engine was flushed before I bought the car. There is a lot of heat felt through the floorboards. At 35 mph it subsides some. Thanks, BW

08-13-2010, 04:42 PM	#1
Bobster Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 52	Radiator temps Hey - It has been hot in WV this past two months - temps in high 90's most days. Went to Harbor Freight and bought a non contact thermometer to check radiator temps after a run. I register 180 degrees when I shut off the engine after a five mile circuit - temps rise to 200-206 after shutoff - no boil over. The radiator was "flow tested" at a local shop and declared good. I run 50/50 mix water/antifreeze with no water wetter or any other additive. Motor runs fine, but is the running temp too high? Should I flush out the radiator - engine? I do not think the engine was flushed before I bought the car. There is a lot of heat felt through the floorboards. At 35 mph it subsides some. Thanks, BW __________________ BW in WV