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Jul 31, 2010 | 10:46 PM

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05gmcsierra

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From: van nuys CA

it sounds about rt.. my cuzen got a 180 and he said it stayed rt under 210 and me on the 160 im always at 180

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by terravast4

My 160 runs about 175-180. In bumper to bumper traffic never goes above 185 even in 100+ weather.....but the fans are tuned for the thermostat.

This is key, when you run the lower tstat tune the fans to the stat.

Aug 1, 2010 | 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mhotrodscooter

What's the reason behind changing it? Was to help it run cooler r was the temperature running a little higher then normal?
My 160 runs about 180 depending on weather & if a/c is on! I've seen it go up to 210 on a hot day stuck in traicff

Letting the coolant flow earlier isn't enough to keep the temps low. The fans have a double-duty job of pulling heat off the radiator and pushing heat off engine itself.