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just got a speco temp gauge for my ln65 2.4d hilux how hot should it be sitting on?

thanks

Depends on the thermostat.

Minimum 80C up to 110C (or a bit more) should be fine, as long as the cooling system is in top condition.

v6hilux wrote:Depends on the thermostat.

Minimum 80C up to 110C (or a bit more) should be fine, as long as the cooling system is in top condition.

Its not tho...will take it for a run tomorro see how hot it gets thanks for that

i'm guessing you are talking about a water temp gauge.. But mine sits on around 80-85 degrees and up hills hits 100-110 really easily.

Check your coolant as i replaced mine with nulon and it claims that the boiling point for this is 137 degrees.
So as long as i dont go past 120-125 should be sweet.

It can go up faily slow, but mine comes down fast.

ok well i installed it today everything was shut so i couldnt get an adaptor for the sensor that came with it is it ok to use the standard one? i hooked it up to that took it for a drive and its sitting on 120

my Ln65 2.4 sits on bout the 120 marks aswell i have a new rad thermostat and coolant (nulon) normal driving and off road it dont really get over the 125 marks so i have not worried about it to much

well my gauge only goes upto 120 so not sure if its gone up anymore its sits just over a quater with std gauge and sensor so ill try n get the adapter for the sensor that came with. or take it back

brad 93hilux wrote:i'm guessing you are talking about a water temp gauge.. But mine sits on around 80-85 degrees and up hills hits 100-110 really easily.

Yep, I had similar results on my old LN65 1985 model

If you can't get a reading of less than 120 in easy conditions, your cooling system is a time bomb for your engine.

It would be a good idea to test your sender too, just hook it all up and stick the sender into a cup of boiling water

as for temp mine anywhere between 90 - 105 normally but have seen it up at 120 before (boiling on the way back from cruizer park) :( looking at adapting a commodore radiator to keep the temp down a bit

one_waz wrote:It would be a good idea to test your sender too, just hook it all up and stick the sender into a cup of boiling water

as for temp mine anywhere between 90 - 105 normally but have seen it up at 120 before (boiling on the way back from cruizer park) :( looking at adapting a commodore radiator to keep the temp down a bit

Anymore info on this?

I went and got some prices on a new radiator today cheapest i could get was $310 is that good? any cheap fixes i could do untill i can get a new one?

i would definatly recomend checkin your sender first, i done the same thing as you - brought a speco temp gauge and checked the new sender that i got with the gauge and the old one and the old one was way out. You might find that yours is the same. worth checkin before you lash out and buy a new radiator. Also have you checked the radiator out? is it leaking? is the core clean and not clogged with dirt/mud? it all adds up in hot running temp in the end, in saying this the old 2.4s are renown for heating up.

Hope this helps

kanookie wrote:

one_waz wrote:It would be a good idea to test your sender too, just hook it all up and stick the sender into a cup of boiling water

as for temp mine anywhere between 90 - 105 normally but have seen it up at 120 before (boiling on the way back from cruizer park) :( looking at adapting a commodore radiator to keep the temp down a bit

Anymore info on this?

I went and got some prices on a new radiator today cheapest i could get was $310 is that good? any cheap fixes i could do untill i can get a new one?

if anyone is interested, in about 2-3 weeks i'll have a 6 month old LN106 hilux radiator thats not needed any more (putting in a 3.0TD motor!) that i'll happily sell.

Cost about $360 brand new.

my advise fit the sender that came with the gauge