Car heating up too fast?

[unvmyrs]

Ok, my 00 SS doesn't overheat or anything, but it seems to be up to normal operating temperatures waaaay too fast, just wondering if someone might have an idea.

[enzia35]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Define too fast? And what temp does it get up to?

[bwkmaro]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

its called aluminum block end of story

[unvmyrs]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Well, it didn't heat up this fast before I deployed... not it is warmed completely up in under 2 minutes. Just seems strange. It gets to normal operating temperatures.

[ssms5411]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Stock temps for our 3.8 is 220 then frist fan then 230 2nd fan , I would have to look at a 02' LS1 Bin and see if their about the same. I know GM has them run hot. But this is the hottest time of the year though.

[pace2006]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Did you drive it in this kind of heat before you were deployed? I don't know what kinda temps you're seeing in your area, but the 100*+ weather around here warms up any car in almost no time.

[enzia35]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

220 is stock temp? Thank god. I flushed my coolant and got around those temps.

So it heats up to temp in 2 minutes?

[Mighty Thor]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

It's over 100* my suv heats up around 2-3 mins. That seems kinda normal for aluminum blocks.

[unvmyrs]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Hmm, maybe it is the heat. It's been pretty warm here lately for Washington. Usually it's cold and rainy but we've been lucky to have weather in the high 70's to low 80's. Hmm. I'll chock it up to that. Thanks everyone. I just wanted to make sure something wasn't wrong, it just seemed too fast and not healthy for the engine.

[thedetailman]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

check your mas.

in some cases it will give the engine wrong inputs and cause the engine to run lean and that WILL cause the engine to heat up significantly more.
thats probably not the case. but it definitely happened to me.

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Hmm, maybe it is the heat. It's been pretty warm here lately for Washington. Usually it's cold and rainy but we've been lucky to have weather in the high 70's to low 80's. Hmm. I'll chock it up to that. Thanks everyone. I just wanted to make sure something wasn't wrong, it just seemed too fast and not healthy for the engine.

My Formula used warm up and throw heat in under 2 minutes, in the dead of winter. Aluminum is an excellent conductor of heat.

[unvmyrs]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

Alright guys. I just didn't remember it being that quick. Thanks everybody.

[ssms5411]

Re: Car heating up too fast?

I ran mine today for 3-4 hour round trip to Prescott ,AZ. I started here in the city and it was 221 degrees on the highway on my scanner, and when I got up north it went down to 185 degrees , shows what a 2 hour drive and 20-30 degree lower temps will do. I think it was 112 here in Phoenix, and like 80 in Prescott, so nice up there. I need to move. LOL But its 5100 ft. compared to 1200 ft. difference.