water wetter questions

[Kory]

I was curious I have a 350/350 combo and have a 160 thermostat and a modine vette radiator. I have the taurus electric fan. Around town on a hot day it runs around 175 180 in traffic and 165 170 while I am moving. It seems to reach around 200 on the interstate while at higher rpms around 3500 or so. Does anyone think that the water wetter will reduce the temperature and make it run even cooler? Thanks, Kory

[Mike]

On 2002-09-04 12:53, Kory wrote:

I was curious I have a 350/350 combo and have a 160 thermostat and a modine vette radiator. I have the taurus electric fan. Around town on a hot day it runs around 175 180 in traffic and 165 170 while I am moving. It seems to reach around 200 on the interstate while at higher rpms around 3500 or so. Does anyone think that the water wetter will reduce the temperature and make it run even cooler? Thanks, Kory



\" \" same here, let me know

[ZZ4Blazer]

Should. Made mine run constant 5-8 degrees cooler. Worth the $8 in my opinion

[BUBBA]

The one thing that worked for me on the highway was a 700 R4 it dropped the rpm to 2000 to 2200 rpm, I can run the roads all day at 180 and thats just flying.

I did this on a hunch I had the trans laying around, buts its coming out I prefer the 350th.

[BUBBA]

I also now run a wetter called 40 below, I found it worked far better than the red line wetter.

I forgot to mention it sooner.

[mommasboy]

On 2002-09-04 12:53, Kory wrote:

I was curious I have a 350/350 combo and have a 160 thermostat and a modine vette radiator. I have the taurus electric fan. Around town on a hot day it runs around 175 180 in traffic and 165 170 while I am moving. It seems to reach around 200 on the interstate while at higher rpms around 3500 or so. Does anyone think that the water wetter will reduce the temperature and make it run even cooler? Thanks, Kory









i cant figure out why you guys truck run warmer on the highway than in traffic.......mine is just the oppisite...175-180 highway and 210-225 traffic......

[BUBBA]

The truck is working a lot harder at 3500 rpm than at 900 to 2200 rpm in traffic, and the air flow at highway speed is keeping it at 200 with the motor working and the water moving faster through the motor and rad.

[newsomemichael]

I also run 40 below in my truck it runs170 with a 160 stat all the time in town or on the highway.

[Kory]

85 S10 350/350 combo painted Aztec Bronze

[deftoned_one]

watch out when you use that crap, it tends to eat your rubber seals in ur water pump after awhile. It works but it can ruin rubber parts. Trust me from experience.

good luck

[fasrnur]

Damn I must be lucky! Mine runs 170 all day long with a 160 stat in it. That is in 90 degree weather and 180 intraffic,up to 200 if I\'m sitting still for a few minutes. Coolsdown right away after I get moving even at low speeds. The only time mine warms up to 190 and stays there is when I pull my 18\' speed boat.I runmy sender inthe head soI know the engine isn\'t getting hot. I also donot run any wetter in mine. If you can get away with it water does cool better than anti-freeze mix. You just have toput a little coolant inittohelp lube things up.



Jeff....

[whiner3]

i suggest the 40 below too.. i\'ve used it in my gto and it worked excelent it dropped my temperature by almost 20 degree\'s probably would have dropped it further but it dropped it to where the thermostat was at anyway.. so it worked great