is 217 getting hot??? i have digital reading just got the car
2006-09-29 13:01:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
217 is approaching the upper range of "acceptable on a hot day with the A/C on".
Make sure your electric cooling fan is working.
I'd replace the the thermostat just for grins: it's a cheap job and cheap insurance!
Those engines are aluminum and can be destroyed by overheating!
2006-09-29 13:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by econofix 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's warm. It should be around 190. Drain out the cooling system and fill it with water. If the water boils, you know the engine is getting too hot. Now it will gurgle a little when you come off the road, but only for a minute or two...getting hot, it will boil for 5 minutes. Might be a sticky thermostat. Good luck.
2006-09-29 20:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cooling fans do not come on till 228 degrees. 217 on a hot day at idle i would say normal. If you turn the a/c on, cooling fans should run all the time.
2006-09-29 20:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by TonynNC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
217 is ok, just make sure you are not loosing coolant, The Northstar has a lot of places that can leak, and they will blow a head gasket if they get low. If you do find a leak, write and tell us where you see it.
2006-09-30 01:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by B H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not getting hot, that's normal.
2006-09-29 23:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by ladylucknc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the needle should be in the middle other wise if it is about 75% up to the red u should see a machanic
2006-09-29 20:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by daillestpunjabi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any bowtie is right around 160-190 avg running temp.
2006-09-29 20:07:45 · answer #7 · answered by my4retransport 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋