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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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just wondering what temp degree of t stat is everyone using?????
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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195, same as factory...
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ok sweet does your temp guage say its running at 125?
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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176 but I have cam and such
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no... Thats way too cold.
I run 210 with no fan shroud or electric fan no matter what outside temp it is.

Should be between the 2nd and middle line.
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Your therm stuck open by chance? Hows the heat?
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oh ok i thought my guage was ****ed. it goes from 40 (cold) to 125 (hot) and it sits at max thats normal then??
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Your therm stuck open by chance? Hows the heat?

i have a **** ton of heat
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99% of 4.0 applications should run a 195 degree thermostat.

Buy your stats directly from Jeep for the best reliability and STABILITY of coolant temp.

I buy plenty of aftermarket parts. I buy my thermostats directly from Jeep.
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oh ok i thought my guage was ****ed. it goes from 40 (cold) to 125 (hot) and it sits at max thats normal then??
Ahh... you have the metric gauges.
That too hot then. lol

It should never go much over the line in the middle of the temp gauge.
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ohh ok so i prob bought a bunk t stat then ?
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Could be alot of things, did it stay at the right temp before you changed the tstat?

I would never let it go above this red line:

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no it kept boiling over out the resevoir. i put a new tstat, new rad, new water pump, new hoses, new tem sensor, and new reservoir cap on it. it doesnt boil over anymore but it def runs hot
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no it kept boiling over out the resevoir. i put a new tstat, new rad, new water pump, new hoses, new tem sensor, and new reservoir cap on it. it doesnt boil over anymore but it def runs hot
There CAN be some inaccuracy between the coolant temp sensor and the dash gauge.

I always verify using an infrared point and shoot thermometer pointed directly at the thermostat housing. That gets you close to the actual coolant temperature.

Don't want to be chasing a ghost.....test.
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There CAN be some inaccuracy between the coolant temp sensor and the dash gauge.

I always verify using an infrared point and shoot thermometer pointed directly at the thermostat housing. That gets you close to the actual coolant temperature.

Don't want to be chasing a ghost.....test.
yeah true will try that out
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