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dendrizzi
07-23-2006, 02:03 PM
What temp should a Gen I small block idle at? I made a few changes to my car and the idle temp went up. I went from an Autometer mechanical water temp gauge to an Autometer electric water temp gauge and switched from a plastic mechanical fan to a electric fan w/o shroud and I’m idling at 210. With my plastic fan I was at 185.

Madspeed
07-23-2006, 08:03 PM
The electric fan you use matters
what kind is it?
try the dccontroller and lincoln mKIIv fan arrangment
even electric fans (more so) need a Full shroud

dendrizzi
07-24-2006, 05:54 AM
I just checked summit and I'm running a Flex-a-lite 8 blade fan that pulls 925 CFM.... I think it might be a little to small?