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Old 06-20-2010   #6
secondchance
 
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Default Re: High coolant temp

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Originally Posted by Aurora40 View Post
FYI, if it was while cruising in 6th, try downshifting to 5th. If that brings the temp down quickly, it is caused by the low coolant flow at low RPM. It's a common issue that doesn't really have a solution (other than to downshift or drive faster).
I know. She was running 220 in 5th. Normally, in 6th would run 213 and 207 or so in 5th.
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