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What engine temperature in your 4.6?

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Old 05-10-2007, 11:58 AM
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Default What engine temperature in your 4.6?

I feel like my car is running hotter than it should be. When warmed up where is the engine temp gauge for you guys? Mine is just a hair under the half of the normal range, basically the needle is straight up and down. Most cars I have been in only heat up to about a 1/4 of the normal range.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:01 PM
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Default RE: What engine temperature in your 4.6?

I think a hair to the left of the middle is normal if you have a stock thermostat. Mine's stock and that's what it's always read and I've had no problems.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:52 PM
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Meh, the stock temp gauge really sucks. Try to get yourself a cheap from ( i got mine from wal-mart) with actual numbers. That way, you won't be guess. However, with mine...it runs between 180 and 190 F..200 F sometimes with A/C on, south texas hot day and city traffic. On the stang gauge that was around M and A of NORMAL. Still, get yourself a gauge with markings..that would surely help you a lot and its not hard to install.
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Old 05-10-2007, 01:32 PM
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your fine where you are anywhere around the r is fine for your car
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Old 05-10-2007, 01:34 PM
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Default RE: What engine temperature in your 4.6?

mine usually runs at 180-190 hotess I seen it get....the stock gauges aren't that useful in my opinion but it read alittle below the mid of the c/h mark.
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Old 05-10-2007, 01:51 PM
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im F/I and i max out at 210 city driving in las vegas in august (120 degrees outside) youre fine when i was stock it never went above the middle mark.
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Old 05-10-2007, 02:27 PM
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mine runs 192* per my diablo real-time info.
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Old 05-10-2007, 05:18 PM
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Just do the trip button dash trick where you get digital read outs of all your vitals, dont waste your money on a gauge when your car already has you covered.
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ORIGINAL: CoolAid

Just do the trip button dash trick where you get digital read outs of all your vitals, dont waste your money on a gauge when your car already has you covered.
how do you do this trick?
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Old 05-10-2007, 05:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: skaarew

ORIGINAL: CoolAid

Just do the trip button dash trick where you get digital read outs of all your vitals, dont waste your money on a gauge when your car already has you covered.
how do you do this trick?
http://mustang world .com/ourpics/fcar/dtcodes.htm
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