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**Gregski** · 01-10-2018, 06:43 PM

ok, guys here are the results of the second test drive, this is for everyone insisting I run Coolant

195 Thermostat, running 50/50 water coolant mix, still 12 degrees initial timing

as you can see we were averaging over 200 still, here I caught it at 206* F degrees so technically it was running even hotter with the 50/50 mix, but I did not expect any improvement with coolant since it does nothing for the operating temperature it just shifts the freezing/boiling points, but that's a common misconception

01-10-2018, 06:43 PM	#35
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,803	Re: 71 350 running hot coolant backup up problem - Test #2 ok, guys here are the results of the second test drive, this is for everyone insisting I run Coolant 195 Thermostat, running 50/50 water coolant mix, still 12 degrees initial timing as you can see we were averaging over 200 still, here I caught it at 206* F degrees so technically it was running even hotter with the 50/50 mix, but I did not expect any improvement with coolant since it does nothing for the operating temperature it just shifts the freezing/boiling points, but that's a common misconception Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 01-12-2018 at 01:44 AM.