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brucepick · 12-28-2012, 06:34 AM

If you can put a ScanGauge (or maybe an UltraGauge??) in it you should be able to read engine temp digitally.

My Civic also doesn't cool the coolant much when at idle speed. I think that's pretty standard with an engine-driven pump.

Sorry I can't try interpret the temp sensor data. Radiator's return hose should feel cooler than the upper hose, definitely.

The fans definitely put a load on the alternator and thus on the engine. I avoid any setup that causes my (single) fan to run a lot. That definitely affects your fuel economy.

12-28-2012, 06:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 394 Times in 262 Posts	If you can put a ScanGauge (or maybe an UltraGauge??) in it you should be able to read engine temp digitally. My Civic also doesn't cool the coolant much when at idle speed. I think that's pretty standard with an engine-driven pump. Sorry I can't try interpret the temp sensor data. Radiator's return hose should feel cooler than the upper hose, definitely. The fans definitely put a load on the alternator and thus on the engine. I avoid any setup that causes my (single) fan to run a lot. That definitely affects your fuel economy. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.