fasteddy
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Reged: 01/30/01
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Loc: Flat Creek, GA
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Re: Welcome to my nightmare!!! A conversion from a piece of crap 5sp to a 372-L Automatic for TURBO
07/17/10 12:39 AM
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The OE thermostat temp is 195*.
Yup, I agree, but you are not at 195 in the radiator bottom tank unless the radiator is doing no cooling at all. In fact, the lower tank should be the coldest place in the cooling system. I have no way of figuring out how much cooler, but I bet at least 20*F, if not more.
I used to run a tranny temp gauge in the FJ55 with the 350sbc and the 700R4, and it stayed under 180 unless I was pulling a trailer in 3rd with the converter unlocked. It never got over 200. I had that sensor tapped into the pan, not the cooler lines, at first, but later put it into a well on the to the cooler line, as the pan temps were even lower.
Did your light used to come on during hill climbs? I don't trust your gauge reading. Anybody else running a tranny temp gauge? If so, what does it read?
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