It does seem to be taking alot longer to heat up... I can drive about 2
miles in city driving before it starts to blow warm air.. (the needle dosent
start to move up until about 2 miles either... but after some time it does
blow plenty of heat.. just takes for ever to get there....
Sitting still the gage moves us a little, but as soon as i start moving
again, she drops back down... Could it be a bad t-stat or just too cold?
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual Exaust w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 16" Electric Fan
180 T-stat, Accel 8.5's, Lakewood Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1 TB
ASP Pullies (Crank/Alt), Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's
BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH (w/o bars, 275's, ASP, Shift Kit, intake, tb,
fan)
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> The 195 (OEM) T'Stats run right before the middle of the gauge. The 180
> T'stats run a little bit lower than that (but not by much). If it's rally
> cold outside and you're moving, the air flow on the radiator (with
> wind-chill) will keep the radiator colder than normal.
>
> How to tell if the truck is running around 180 while driving? You can
> either borrow a scanner (OBD-II Compliant) or install a mechanical temp
> gauge (that has the numbers on it) to see what it's doing. You can check
it
> at idle with the radiator cap off but will need a oven thermometer.
Remove
> the cap, stick the thermometer in the radiator (don't drop it in), start
the
> truck, and let it idle for about 10 minutes. It won't give you an
accurate
> reading though since the truck is running in a stationary position. (It
> will allow the radiator to come up to normal operating temperature and
will
> probably stay there since there's no cold air, with wind-chill, flowing
> across it.)
>
> What you can do (since you have an electric fan setup) is raise the
"Turn-ON
> Point" on the fan switch to a slightly higher point. This might help to
> keep it a little bit warmer.
>
> One question though: Does you heater work like normal? (In other
> words...does it heat up the cab like it did in the summer?)
>
> - Bernd
>
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