Schwind
split loyalties
I need ya’lls opinions on this problem.
I unhooked my trailer from my truck yesterday and went on a 200 mile trip. My truck operating temperature mostly pulling a trailer is between 180 and 210. On the run without the trailer it was at or around 180 on the way down. This is using the factory temp gauge so I am going by the lines between the numbers. Normally the needle stays at the third mark between the 160 and 210 numbers. On the way back the needle was staying on the first line after the 160 mark. I know that lower engine temps are unusual and probably shouldn’t complain about it, but I don’t want to run into a situation were the temp sensor has gone bad and will not register properly. I am thinking it is just the thermostat. The money for them is not to expensive. It’s the 45 miles each way to get the parts that I dread.
What I would like to know is if anyone else has had this happen. How I might check the temp sensor or what is the first thing to look at.
The ambient temp yesterday was around 76 degrees.
This truck very seldom sees the road without the trailer anymore. I almost forgot how well it runs without it.
I unhooked my trailer from my truck yesterday and went on a 200 mile trip. My truck operating temperature mostly pulling a trailer is between 180 and 210. On the run without the trailer it was at or around 180 on the way down. This is using the factory temp gauge so I am going by the lines between the numbers. Normally the needle stays at the third mark between the 160 and 210 numbers. On the way back the needle was staying on the first line after the 160 mark. I know that lower engine temps are unusual and probably shouldn’t complain about it, but I don’t want to run into a situation were the temp sensor has gone bad and will not register properly. I am thinking it is just the thermostat. The money for them is not to expensive. It’s the 45 miles each way to get the parts that I dread.
What I would like to know is if anyone else has had this happen. How I might check the temp sensor or what is the first thing to look at.
The ambient temp yesterday was around 76 degrees.
This truck very seldom sees the road without the trailer anymore. I almost forgot how well it runs without it.