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Old 07-11-2017, 12:55 AM   #5 (permalink)
puddleglum
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Originally Posted by JockoT View Post
I have also found that running temperature varies from a maximum of 84°C to 77°C, when the load is off.
Instantaneous fuel consumption is frighteningly poor when cold and in town.
Now that you have some accurate monitoring, you can start playing around with grill blocks and possibly other ways of improving your warm up time. i find Highway requires more cooling, but short trips in town require very little if it is cool to cold out.
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