6g74 operating temp?

[disco stu]

Awesome! Glad to hear you're on the road now

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Looks like everyone already said everything I was going to say.

I was going to mention the dimple in the crank sprocket as Tom mentioned above. I'm not sure if that lines up with the mark you are using to line up crank, but just thought...

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Good point Scooby. I'll check what the fan comes on at, but I think I set it at thermostat opening temp . A few degrees above that should give some room for a hard working engine, but much more and it gives room before it's all gone too far.
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[disco stu]

Some stainless is magnetic, could be an option. But steel would definitely do it. Powder coated might handle things better than painted

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Interesting discussion. I hadn't analysed the system closely myself.

What is interesting though is that the top hose and radiator at the top will get warm after running for not long and right up to operating temp while the bottom is still...

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Then I don't get an alarm, which is what I want. This is just to monitor/alert based on water temp going back to engine in case fan fuse blows or radiator isn't doing it's job. Thinking of another alarm based on head temp, but majority of overheating...

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Awesome, thanks old Jack

You've summarised all the info I was looking for but couldn't figure out with a lot of searching. I'll try it at 100 and see how it goes on some hills.

Appreciate the help

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Hi all. After overheating due to blown thermo fan fuse, I've decided to change the fan control to one with a built in alarm.

Trying to determine what temp I should set it at

The temp sensor is on the bottom radiator hose to...

[disco stu]

Yes, that thrust plate bolts to the outside, so you can remove and replace it from outside the engine. Not much room on the LH bank at the rear from memory though

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Could the belt be on backwards, so the timing marks on the belt don't line where they should? Something else should be out of that's the case, but just throwing the idea out there

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Original camshafts from that engine, or came with the heads? Just wondering if new is they're from a different model that changed for some reason

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Oh, I thought I must have been wrong and they were actually useful!...

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Thirded. I was shocked when I worked out you couldn't access the standards that you need to follow for free. ridiculous...

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I always thought headlight washers was a useless overpriced BMW type car thing that they used to justify the crazy price tag, but didn't actually achieve anything of use

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Thanks. Shame, for the price you paid with Bluetooth it was a bargain...

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What battery is that you refer to with Bluetooth under $400?...

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You can buy slim line lithium batteries for a lot less, then just add on a DC to DC charger that would charge it faster. You're paying a very high premium for them packaging it up in one unit and putting some connectors and a usb c charger on it....

[disco stu]

You can use partsouq to get part numbers. Can't help with where to buy