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    Ok, well I replaced my head gaskets and had the heads shaved due to one of them being warped. The car now runs fine. One issue is the temp gauge seems to be showing that my car is running warmer than I remember. Gauge is sitting about a 1/16" below the half way mark when im cruising. Does anyone know why this might be. I replaced the thermostat when I put everything back together. One thought that could be the issue is I didnt put the heat shields back over the exhaust manifolds. Would this cause the engine temp to be running this much higher?

    Thanks for your help

  • #2
    Re: Car Running Warm

    If its below the half way mark you are not running too hot. That is where mine usually runs in the summer. Could it be you might have installed a higher temperature thermostat?

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    • #3
      Re: Car Running Warm

      those gauges arent super accurate. by your description it seems fine for a stock setup. Mine runs cooler when cruising with the electric water pump tho.
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      • #4
        Re: Car Running Warm

        Thanks guys for your input. I know its not running too hot, but it is hotter than i remember. I was mainly seeing if anyone thought that it could be because I no longer have the heat shields on. The thermostat is a possibility, I just got one from advanced. Didn't really check to see if it was for factory settings or not.

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        • #5
          Re: Car Running Warm

          Mine is totally stock and runs just a tad below the 210 mark. I'm not sure if it's 1/16 or 1/8 inch, but it's right in there.
          2002 Silver Firebird A4<br />T-Tops, Leather, Y87, W68, Chrome Wheels<br />Bone Stock

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          • #6
            Re: Car Running Warm

            Thought I might chime in here, my car runs at the first line (195, I think) when I'm cruising, but if I sit idling it flies right up to the center line (210) and stays there until I get back up to speed, then it goes back down to the first line. One of the mechanics I talk to seems to think this is bad mojo, and I JUST had the entire cooling system overhauled, including thermostat. Thoughts?

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            • #7
              Re: Car Running Warm

              Originally posted by Atrum Rosa View Post
              Thought I might chime in here, my car runs at the first line (195, I think) when I'm cruising, but if I sit idling it flies right up to the center line (210) and stays there until I get back up to speed, then it goes back down to the first line. One of the mechanics I talk to seems to think this is bad mojo, and I JUST had the entire cooling system overhauled, including thermostat. Thoughts?
              If your guage is "flies" up I doubt its anything mechanical. An engine can't heat up your coolant instantly so I would guess either some air in the system or a sensor or guage problem.

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              • #8
                Re: Car Running Warm

                @Cool81z28

                I'm not sure if he literally means flies up. I know if I idle for a few minutes my temperature increases by 10-15 degrees even with the electric water pump.
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                • #9
                  Re: Car Running Warm

                  you need to get an obd scanner and get the real temp of the engine.

                  my gauge shows 160 when it is at 190F

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                  • #10
                    Re: Car Running Warm

                    Originally posted by cam98aro View Post
                    you need to get an obd scanner and get the real temp of the engine.

                    my gauge shows 160 when it is at 190F

                    this...whether my cars at 215 or if its a 170, it always looks the same on the stock gauge. not accurate at all. From the sounds of it, I think your fine.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Car Running Warm

                      Originally posted by whitdog54 View Post
                      this...whether my cars at 215 or if its a 170, it always looks the same on the stock gauge. not accurate at all. From the sounds of it, I think your fine.
                      99+ had a "dummy" gauge but everything 98' and below used a real (un-accurate) gauge

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