Temp.

[Lugnut]

Guys, heres another question: My CCKW has a European temp gauge. Under normal conditions it is reading about 105 derees C. Is this to hot?

[thierryb]

Hello Lugnut,

Your temperature sounds a bit high On my truck the Temp gauge indicates between 80 and 90°C in normal conditions. If the climate is very hot, the truck is loaded and if I drive it with low speed, temp can increase until 95-105°C

Hope it helps, Thierry.

[Kees51]

100C is the boiling point of water. While driving, my temp meter usually is around 90C. If it goes any higher than that, on hot days, I slow down to get it back to 90.

[armydriver]

That is running a little hot. Check your radiator cap first and see if it is holding the pressure, then you might need to have the radiatior cleaned . I take an airgun to my radiator every once in a while and blow out the dust and dead bugs. Good luck.

[Lugnut]

Many thanks!

[oldreliable9_47]

my guages talk to me in french! it's one thing learning to drive these trucks and another doing so while trying to figure exactly what my guages are telling me.

I am getting readings on the road of

Temp 90-92 C
Oil pressure 3
amp guage shows charged or slightly into charging
fuel guage low ( been driving it)
speedo bounces around 40-50 km/hr in 4th

will be changing these out sometime when I find good guages

[Ken Blythen]

If it helps anyone, the conversion formula from Farenheit - Centigrade is :-



( Degrees F - 32) x 0.55 = Degrees C


e.g. (212`F - 32) = 180, x 0.55 = 99` C

[Kees51]

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