Winter Running Temp
ThisGuyUKnow
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Just out of curiosity, you guys out there with 258s where about does your temp sit during this time of year(talking to guys in areas staying below freezing)
I may be limiting myself to guys with certain setups but I have been running an electric fan for a while but I have been using a cheap parts house controller. For a while I noticed that even on long trips the temperature was only getting about 1/4 of the way up the gauge(I know its not an exact science since the cj gauge has no numbers) but during the summer with the fan working right the temp sat right in the middle.
As it would turn out the crappy controller for the fan fell apart and hasnt been operating. Which means my fan has not been kicking on while driving around... and i have made some long trips. My first thought was that the sensor or gauge was bad but I think I would know by now if the engine were overheating in the form of the engine blowing up and the coolant isnt boiling over so I think the gauge is good.
So has anyone noticed similar temperatures... I highly doubt that my cooling system is just that awesome considering the rad is original and has alot of bent up fins. I just find it weird that even with the lower temps that the ambient air is just that cold that the engine cant heat up. Cause my 360 has no problem getting hot enough for the fan to kick on and if it weren't working i am pretty sure it could overheat.
I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but should I be worried? I am rewiring the fan tomorrow but it seems like its never going to kick on and to be honest I would like the engine to run a little warmer if for anything to maybe let my blower blow a tad warmer. I am thinking about putting a little something to block some of the grill off kinda like i see on some of the diesels running around here.
I may be limiting myself to guys with certain setups but I have been running an electric fan for a while but I have been using a cheap parts house controller. For a while I noticed that even on long trips the temperature was only getting about 1/4 of the way up the gauge(I know its not an exact science since the cj gauge has no numbers) but during the summer with the fan working right the temp sat right in the middle.
As it would turn out the crappy controller for the fan fell apart and hasnt been operating. Which means my fan has not been kicking on while driving around... and i have made some long trips. My first thought was that the sensor or gauge was bad but I think I would know by now if the engine were overheating in the form of the engine blowing up and the coolant isnt boiling over so I think the gauge is good.
So has anyone noticed similar temperatures... I highly doubt that my cooling system is just that awesome considering the rad is original and has alot of bent up fins. I just find it weird that even with the lower temps that the ambient air is just that cold that the engine cant heat up. Cause my 360 has no problem getting hot enough for the fan to kick on and if it weren't working i am pretty sure it could overheat.
I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but should I be worried? I am rewiring the fan tomorrow but it seems like its never going to kick on and to be honest I would like the engine to run a little warmer if for anything to maybe let my blower blow a tad warmer. I am thinking about putting a little something to block some of the grill off kinda like i see on some of the diesels running around here.