Cooling Issue?

[Christian B]

I took out my 440 Charger today which was a hot day..I drove the car today, and when I was in traffic, the temp gauge went to 220, then just over to the next mark. Maybe 230? The coolant was completely topped up when I started the journey..I went to have some tracking done and the car was off for about 30 minutes...when I started it again it still read 220..If I'm moving at a decent speed, it goes down to about 190... Is it running too hot? Or is that about right or could the gauge be faulty..

 

[Don67Satellite]

Yup, that's getting very hot. Need more info though, are you running stock fan or electric? Got a shroud?

 

[Don Frelier]

The 190 number is okay the others are high.

 

[davek]

Need more info on your setup. Yep its running hot.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

There's a lot of answers to this question which needs some more details flushed out. No Pun intended.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

You don't have enough air flowing through your radiator when the car isn't moving. Replace your fan clutch (if you have one), make sure your fan belt is tight/good. You might want to wash out the fins of the radiator & replace the radiator cap & antifreeze while you are at it (preventative maintenance)

 

[WileE]

Details of your cooling system are required for anyone to offer an intelligent response.

 

[Geoff 2]

If this is a new problem, there are two things I would check:
- there is a spring in the lower hose [ you can make one from a wire coat hanger ]
- thermostat. Any doubt about it, get a new 180* stat.