bassheadhemi
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- Hemi 5.7
Ok I saw a few question about it and I had some myself
I've been running all winter my 180* tstat and have been monitoring my temp and wondering if I cause more harm than good. First my MPG went down the drain since the cold weather started (under 32). Oil temp usually run in the 186, but if I push the truck over 2500 rpm for a while I can get it to rise to 210.
The 2 things I worried about is that the truck get too much fuel and my oil temp is not getting high enough. With the higher pressure in the engine, oil temp should boil the humidity out of it under the 212* right? Anyone know the boiling point with normal operating pressure?
I'm now wondering If it could help to add the thing diesel guys put on their front grill to stop the cold air. Or just block the port under the active shutter for the winter. I doubt they ever open when it's cold
I've been running all winter my 180* tstat and have been monitoring my temp and wondering if I cause more harm than good. First my MPG went down the drain since the cold weather started (under 32). Oil temp usually run in the 186, but if I push the truck over 2500 rpm for a while I can get it to rise to 210.
The 2 things I worried about is that the truck get too much fuel and my oil temp is not getting high enough. With the higher pressure in the engine, oil temp should boil the humidity out of it under the 212* right? Anyone know the boiling point with normal operating pressure?
I'm now wondering If it could help to add the thing diesel guys put on their front grill to stop the cold air. Or just block the port under the active shutter for the winter. I doubt they ever open when it's cold
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