normal operating temp on 4kq?

[Brett Dikeman]

At 9:00 PM -0400 9/12/02, Brady Moffatt wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I finally got around to buying a new temp gauge sender for my 86 4kq, after
>almost a year of low readings on two used senders. Now, instead of barely
>touching 70C, it now seems to settle around 105C. The thermostat is 87C-92C.
>The fan cycles fairly frequently, but thankfully shuts off each time.
>
>No overheating symptoms or any ominous smells or sounds.
>
>Everything may be normal, but it's just a bit disconcerting to see the gauge
>over half way up after almost a year of staring at 70C readings!
>
>Opinions?

Sounds normal, but if you want to make sure, when was the last time
you changed the coolant?  How old is the thermostat?

My coolant was grossly overdue for a change, and I used the
'official' blue Pentosin coolant- running temps were remarkably
cooler(I'd attribute it mostly to all the crap that I flushed out
:-), but I have heard people say that Pentosin coolant causes temps
to drop slightly.

Brett
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