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Old 10-17-2013, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ms Grumpy View Post
So what is actually the optimun opperating temp ? Reason that I am asking is cause mine has seen to be running about 170, even in lower temps outside ?

Is running at a lower temp bad for the motor ?
I personally like to run in the 180-190 range as running to cool is not the best for these motors from what I have been told by my neighbor who is a powertrain engineer at GM for the last 30 years.
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