Hello everyone it's me again with that engine heating question. I removed the water and put in the coolant (Dexcool). The most it heats up while moving (highway or semislow) is approx. 96 C, which I think is normal (?), but when in stop & go traffic it went up to about 103 C. Not sure if it will increase further. But taking into consideration where I live and the time of the year, is this normal temp? Thanks, as always, for any feedback.

 

if i did the math correctly 103*C is approx 217*F, so yes that is a fairly normal temp.

 

yep 103 C = 217.4 F thats normal

 

Math looks good. When temps exceed 109*, then I would start to be concerned.

 

Just as a matter of interest, any long term (or immediate) damage can occur if one runs on high temp (example 104*C) for about 2 hours daily?

 

No. These motors were designed to run at those temps. That's why the first fan doesn't kick on until 219*F and the second at 228*F I believe. It's my understanding running the motor at these temps was done to burn off any moisture (H20) in the motor. Don't know how true that is though....

 

glad these engine are hardy

thanx.