mfifield01
Member
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2017
- Posts
- 43
- Reaction score
- 20
- Ram Year
- 2013
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7l
I realized it was an air flow issue on a trip to Colorado last year. My clutch fan got stuck, so it was spinning at full speed. This happened when I shut down the engine while hot. I was climbing in northern NM and the temps were about 230 for oil and 195 for engine temps for hours. The clutch came unstuck and temps went back up. It got up to 257 for oil temp and 215 for engine temps. My thoughts were that it was either the shutters not opening or the grille. I read that the shutters open quickly, so I changed out the grille. It has dropped temps even in traffic. I believe that the Bighorn (or Lonestar) grille is the culprit.