average running temp 2-3l

[cdromce]

hey guys i am trying to find out average temp for the 2.3l sitting and driving, i have 91 lx 2.3l na i have flushed the system, new 195 degree thermastat, replaced missing resievour, car seems to sit at temp about a of normal while driving , now sit for 20 minutes in driveway or in traffic and it rises to about r of normal and fan kicks on for a minute or so and temp drops back to about a again, regular freeway and nights it stays about a of normal, how about you guys what is normal behaviour.


thanks

 

[robbo1987*2.3*]

wow

your fan works on its own thats amazing lol ive never had one but yea thats the norm

 

[cdromce]

ya well from what i read in here that could change at any time hehe thanks

 

[jk294]

my last 4cyl stang was a cold blooded bastard. I couldn't get it to warm up for nothing. including driving in stop and go traffic for 3 hours in the summer.

but that car had issues that noble prize winning scientist couldn't figure out.

 

[Red_LX]

2.3's are odd beasts.

My old 2.3L Mustang would always run cool (like the bottom end of the gauge), unless you got stuck in traffic in which case it would heat up quick.

My thunderbird is the same way. In cool weather, it ran way too cool with a 180 thermostat, so I switched back to a 195. It also has a 3-core '93 Cobra replica radiator and dual 12" fans on an adjustable fan controller.

It stays at 180 running down the road, and if you just let it idle it never goes much above 200. And yet, if you get stuck in slow moving traffic, it heats up bad (around 220 or so) and hardly cools off at all. It's frustrating.