How accruate is the Temp gague when used for coolant? I have a '78 GMC pickup with a 350, so a lot of airflow through the engine compartment.
1812013
Long as you hook it up correctly... it will read correctly... sunpro is made by Snap on tool company. More quality then what people think. I have abused them an still going strong
1812014
It is plenty accurate. You can get a better set but, for the money, these are very good.
1812015
Temp. gauge works perfectly on my son's Classic Mini . ( +/- 180° when car is running and +/- 195° when car is stopped )
1812016
I have not used any scientific measures to determine the accuracy of the gauges, but it seems to be fine. IMO, It gives you an idea of what is happening with your coolant temp. Certainly better than just a trouble light. Airflow shouldn't be an issue because the sensor is immersed in coolant and not exposed to air. Besides, it goes in place of the the stock sensor which is where the manufacturer placed it for accuracy. Just follow the instructions and it should go well. BEST WISHES.
1812017
the heat gauge is fairly accurate and the sensor is in the intake manifold reading the temperature of the coolant and transferring the reading to the gauge inside the car or truck so the air flow would make very little difference in the reading I have a 1967 Camaro 327 and the gauge is giving me a good reading
1812018
Fairly accurate, have not checked it with anything else. The airflow will not effect the sensor as it is in the coolant.
1287984
I believe you do want any restrictions in the coolant flow is why you have to remove the thermostat. Follow the directions without any variations. I had a blown head gasket and I applied this in March 2014, I am pleased with the results and the car is still going strong.
1184213
I've tried liquid cooling once and though it did bring down the temps by about 8 degrees C, I did not notice an appreciable increase in performance over a good cooler like the V8. Because I was always concerned about fluid levels and leaks, I abandoned liquid cooling and went back to air.
1235201
I cant remember the exact cfm however I have them on my 2002 Blazer with a 4.3 V6 and have never had a problem with the engine temp getting to hot.
87763
All depends. Most modern cars do not have a seperate radiator cap. If you have the tank with a pressure screw on cap just make sure it all fits in and do the proper run time. I have that kind of system on my 2004 chevy truck. I have put on several thousand miles towing our travel trailer and have added no coolant. The truck runs better than it has in a while.
1530543
It has been my experience with these units, (I have 4 In/Out temp units) that it is best to run them thru the firewall to a point in front of the radiator. (bout 6 inches away from the radiator itself. This allows air to flow across the sensor when you are moving thus giving a realistic outside temp. Of course the temp reading goes up when you are sitting still, but it's still good. The next best option is to run the sensor wire along the dash and down the door post and into the cavity in front of the door. This gives a reasonable temperature indication, but will be erroneous when the vehicle is sitting in the sun, and will not respond a fast as it would in front of the Radiator. Good luck.
1876389
I have not experienced that,,,but if the ATIV was out in 7 degree temp. I would think there would be some condensation perhaps or maybe the temp. was too cold for it. I really don't know, I have had no problems with mine at all...just saying...
1128938
It'll run a bit hotter than if you had standard coolant. 10F is common. But it is no big deal as your engine can handle running much hotter. It is the water based coolant that cannot handle running much hotter.I run Evan's in my aircraft and my coolant temps run 200-220F. Before it ran 190-205.
1093365
I've used it to pull transmission fluid from a warm bike engine. Im unsure of the temp, but it held up fine. The engine was too hot to touch though. If you're planning on using it for food safe items, I probably wouldn't recommend temperatures that high. The plastic taste/smell may seep into the liquid.
1986604
All coolant breaks down over time. I was able to get 3½ years out of my first sealed system. I feel for the price it's worth it. Monitoring the system is fairly simple, just install CPU Temperature app on your windows/mac/Linux OS. I recommend doing an idle & stress test as benchmark for how high/low of an allowable temperature range you'll be getting. After you have those numbers simply do a test once a month or when ever you feel like it. 85°C is my limit when I decide to change out my cooling unit. Hope this helps.
508572
I really can't answer as I keep it in the back of my Ford Ranger Pickup. I have enjoyed it the few times I have used itbut the water temp in only 41 so we will wait a little while longer. Good luck fishing.
1071275
That's a hard question for me to answer but I can say that as flight crew on over night trips it keeps my food cooler than my other crew members' coolers have. We'll meet in the lobby the next morning and my water bottle will be the only one with condensation. Their water bottles are room temperature even after being in their cooler over night. Mine is always a few degree cooler that crew will ask "how did you keep your's so cold." Now, I think a hot car is something completely different. If you are a Sales Rep for example, in and out of the car, a/c on during drive time etc...I think it'll be ok. If you're a road construction worker w/ his truck parked on the side of the highway all day then I don't recommend. Although, I couldn't name any that would work for that. As flight crew we add ice quite often from the plane and hotels!
1128936
It'll run a bit hotter than if you had standard coolant. 10F is common. But it is no big deal as your engine can handle running much hotter. It is the water based coolant that cannot handle running much hotter. I run Evan's in my aircraft and my coolant temps run 200-220F. Before it ran 190-205.
764358
installed this radiator on my 2001 xj and used my stock cap 16lb. I deliver mail with my jeep so it takes some abuse. During the hot summer with a/c on it never got above 210!
748615
Not had that problem myself, but when I was researching my coolant leak I went on several F-150 forums they spoke of oil leaking due to some common problem the 5.4 had (another being my coolant leak which was exactly as they described on the forum, also where I found out Amazon sells the manifold). Go to the internet and get on those ford truck forums, someone will have had the same problem and provide the fix info. Good luck!
583268
Ive had this alternator in my 54 chevy for about 4 months now,about 2600 hot summer miles and ive had NO problems at all with it, any thing crome under the hood feels alittle hotter then painted or plane metal, but Ive had no problems,.
1119224
Really depends on the outside temperature but in a car it is like a fridge and in 90-95 temps it stays pretty cool. I will check temp next time to see.