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stevepage3:
Hi

Anybody running a 3.5v8 tell me roughly where their temperature gauge sits during normal on road jorneys, Mine was sitting at abouth half way, but after taking of the viscous fan it now sits at about 3/4 and the fan doesn't seem to be running as fast lost the jet engine sound when you first start her up.

Look forward tyo hearing from you

Steve

doris:
Still have my viscous fan, and know it works as I only hear it after a slog up a v big local hill.  My temp gauge sits just below halfway (by about a needle width) under virtually all circumstances, except when gunned up a hill that has the auto box hunting between 1st and 2nd under full power.......  by the top, the needle drifts just above halfway and the fan cuts in..........  then it sounds like an aircraft for 30 seconds to a minute before the needle falls to just below halfway again.

The only anomaly with mine is that I must have a slow opening stat because on initial warm up my needle drifts to just above half before falling to the usual spot.

Is it possible you have an airlock, or maybe a well clogged rad??

Hope that helps

Damon

burgerman:
This time of year mine runs between 1/4 and 1/2 under steady driving conditions, I have two 13" pacet electric fans which cut in just under 3/4  (also have a manual overide switch for wading)
  In warmer times it sits half way , But in the winter it runs 1/4

  It had a brandnew rad approx 5 months ago
  Hope this helps ???

andygod:
Mine sits at 1/2 way during winter & summer, it rises to about 3/4 when towing the caravan up a large hill but quickly falls back to 1/2 when on level ground.

Staffy:
Mine is a 3.9 on lpg.

Stays @ just below midway only goes over that when going uphills or when off road sometimes, although the aircon fans are normally running alot more than I would like. Which is on my todo list to sort out.

Cheers
Phil

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