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Old 07-07-2010, 12:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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PaleCivic (retired) - '96 Honda Civic DX Sedan
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Do you have a real temperature gauge? The factory one in the dash is useless.

With my Scangauge, I can see exactly what the water temperature is. Knowing that the cooling fan comes on at 206F, I try to keep max temp somewhere around 200. If it starts hitting the fan regularly, I open up the radiator a bit more. For a temporary fix, run the heater for a bit, as a secondary radiator.
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