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Thread: 195-200 temp normal?
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02-07-2007 #1
195-200 temp normal?
running a 385 fastburn crate engine and it runs normally at 190-200. is that okay? i remember my 400 getting 180-190 where 190 would be overheating in my concern.
i have a stock replacement water pump ($25) instead of the pump that came with the engine because it was a reverse flow for serpentine systems. i noticed the shaft spun smoothly and easily on the reverse and this new replacement cheapy felt a little more stuck.
anyways, i'm also running the tranny lines directly to the o.e. style aluminum radiator, i have a 16 lbs cap with a thermostat that came with the crate engine, which i'm thinking is a 180 degree. original fan shroud with flex fan and a 2 inch spacer, putting it about... 4 inches away from the radiator?
AND it's being run in semi cold s.f. weather.
what changes should i have done - 160 thermostat? (heard it wasn't the best way to keep temps down in a mag i think) use a diff cooler for my tranny? (i was thinking of putting my b&M supercooler between the tranny and radiator, keeping the main radiator oil cooler in use as well) or upgrade the pump?
thanks...1967 Chevrolet Camaro 350/350
1962 Chevrolet Chevy II 400 194/PG