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Originally Posted by Daox
You guys got some good ideas to try out. Thanks!
For reference, it was 0F when I left the house this morning. Peak coolant temp was up to 177F on the drive in today. At that point, I turned up the fan/heat to better defrost the windshield and windows and it started dropping slowly but surely. At that point, I was maybe halfway to work.
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Are you EOC'ing during your drive? If you don't, then we must assume your cooling system is not working properly. If not, then you should try completely blocking the radiator, front and back, with cardboard to help with the heat retention. I believe Old Mech. mentioned this.
It's 20 degree's F here and with a complete grill block my radiator fan still kicks on several times on the way to work, that means 225F.
Why aren't you using a block heater??? I'm at 90-130 degrees by the time I leave in the morning, depends on ambient. I get to 195 in just two miles. I also use trans and oil pan heaters