Michael
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I went to pick up my latest truck last Friday. We checked all of the fluids then pulled it off and got it started. Soon after we were on the interstate and pushing 55, I noticed the temp was pushing 230. I backed out of it and it went down some. We pulled over at the next exit and idling nothing was boiling out and the gage went down to 180. We didn't really think it was as hot as the gage was showing so we got back on the road. I have done a search and read about the main causes, but I have a few more questions.
As soon as I got home I took a inferred thermometer and checked the temperature of the new truck and compared them with the chase truck. Everything on the new truck was 10 to 20 degrees hotter than the chase truck. The oil pan, motor, transmission, and transfer case were all 180 to 190 on the new truck and 160 to 170 on the chase truck. The new truck is a M35A2 W/W that has had the bed swapped with a van body and has a bridge plate on the grill. The chase truck is a M35A2 without winch and without the back tarp or bows.
Do you think the extra weight and wind resistance of the shop body and winch would cause this much difference in running temp? The new truck will also out run the chase truck. Were you would floor the chase truck on a hill and it would still lose speed, the shop van would actually increase in speed. I was trying to run 50 and found myself at 55 at the top of some hills that would have slowed the other truck down to 45. Will turning the fuel up cause it to overheat?
As soon as I got home I took a inferred thermometer and checked the temperature of the new truck and compared them with the chase truck. Everything on the new truck was 10 to 20 degrees hotter than the chase truck. The oil pan, motor, transmission, and transfer case were all 180 to 190 on the new truck and 160 to 170 on the chase truck. The new truck is a M35A2 W/W that has had the bed swapped with a van body and has a bridge plate on the grill. The chase truck is a M35A2 without winch and without the back tarp or bows.
Do you think the extra weight and wind resistance of the shop body and winch would cause this much difference in running temp? The new truck will also out run the chase truck. Were you would floor the chase truck on a hill and it would still lose speed, the shop van would actually increase in speed. I was trying to run 50 and found myself at 55 at the top of some hills that would have slowed the other truck down to 45. Will turning the fuel up cause it to overheat?