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Re: 454 engine temp

To: DSRGR@aol.com
Subject: Re: 454 engine temp
From: Dan Mullin <danm@kpnw.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:38:24 -0700
We smoked a motor home 454 cu. in Chevy engine two years ago on the way to
Laguna...finally got the new 'crate'motor installed.  This one runs  220 on the
flat and up to 250 pulling a hill!  And that's with 2 guages...mechanical and
electrical.  In my book...that's too darn hot!

DSRGR@aol.com wrote:

> My tow vehicle, a 23 foot motorhome has a 454 chev engine. I recently had a
> small leak in the radiator repaired. In discussing operating temps with the
> repair guy, I mentioned that I had a good gauge installed and tried to keep
> the temp below 210 degrees by backing off when it got that high. HE said that
> modern engines run 225 as normal and that I shouldn't be so careful.... Whats
> the collective wisdom of this list on this subject.... Gene

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