Longranger1 wrote:The more powerful MN's have a hotter thermostat fitted. I've seen some cars with a 104 degree C 'stat fitted
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A pressurised well maintained cooling system should deal with a 100 degree C coolant temp easily.
Go the MN's!
Yeah so it seems the MN's run about 10 degrees hotter than the ML's from every one's reports. My cooling system is dealing with the higher than normal temps for now but I don't know how it will go in summer running around the country side right on GVM!
And im still yet to fit my bull bar and winch.
Im convinced that my viscous fan is not cutting in? Managed to see 100 degrees after topping a moderate hill today,viscous fan was still as quite as a mouse like when the engine is cold.
Dealer better not fob me off tomorrow or I wont be a happy chappy!
To compare it to last summer when I was on Fraser island for two weeks the temps only got to the mid 90's and the highest temp I saw was 110 degrees and that was hammering it hard on a hot day for 45min non stop in the soft sand to beat the incoming tide. I can remember hearing how loud my viscous fan was roaring.
Factory temp gauge had hardly moved past half way too.
Oh and I was close to my GVM with a camper on my back fully loaded.