2.6 normal operating temp - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

usmcdoc14 · 01-04-2004, 07:04 PM

i am getting rid of my stock fan (it ate the shroud and got replaced with a flex fan that is WAY to fawking noisy) and putting in 1 or 2 electric fans on a custom shroud.
free HP, better slow speed cooling, and i get to lose the whine of that fawking flex fan

but i need to know what on/off temp for a 2.6 would work best. i cant find it anywhere and autozone (as usual) list 3 diffrent temps for it.
so basicly what would you set the fawker at?

GonZu · 01-06-2004, 03:35 PM

Since the responses are lacking, I'll add what little details I have from past experience.

DO NOT LET IT GET TO THE RED ZONE ON THE COOLANT GAUGE !!!
The head will crack/warp.
Optimum would be just after the thermo pops but before it boils over

IIRC, the gauge on my old 2.6 would never get above 1/2 way... with a clean cooling system.

Does the OEM gauge still work ?

With a clean radiator, a good shroud, and a puller fan, you should be OK.
Just watch the gauge. What kind of fan are you considering ?

PM RipDeLips- That fawker has my Chiltons manual !

usmcdoc14 · 01-06-2004, 05:30 PM

i was going to use a stock amigo radiator or if i get bored i have a 19x22 aluminum one in the garage

(but i think i should stay "stock" for now) and eather a trimmed down Taurus fan or a couple of Mazda 626 fans (nice little pullers) whatever will fit better.

i cant find the normal op temp in my fawking chiltons

maybe i am just stupid

and yes the regular gauge works, but i have grown to NEVER trust a factory gauge.

I am trying to get as much horsepower out of this little engine without hurting its daily driver abilities. already did a 2 1/4 exaust/high flow cat/turbo muffler and working on my bling ricer intake

GonZu · 01-06-2004, 07:03 PM

Go with the Taurus stuff. Minor modification.
The gauges on the earlier Isuzii seem to work, with a possible exception to the fuel

Make sure the new shroud is a tight fit

Lil Uzi · 01-09-2004, 08:05 AM

The factory Manual for the 90-91 Amigo/PU with the 2.6 MPFI says that the thermostat starts opening at 180 F and is fully open at 203 F. HTH.....

Post back how your electric fans work. Thanks .............. FWIT my stock T gauge is always real low, just off the bottom of the arc, even after a long hot climb, say 15 - 20 miles and several thousand feet in the 100 + heat, it barely deflects upward.

mepr · 01-11-2004, 01:35 AM

well my 1.8Ls usually run about 180*. Before i had the radiator cleaned in my 80luv i was 220*

01-04-2004, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
usmcdoc14 Fistful of Boomstick Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13344 Location: Norfawk, VA Posts: 12,131	2.6 normal operating temp i am getting rid of my stock fan (it ate the shroud and got replaced with a flex fan that is WAY to fawking noisy) and putting in 1 or 2 electric fans on a custom shroud. free HP, better slow speed cooling, and i get to lose the whine of that fawking flex fan but i need to know what on/off temp for a 2.6 would work best. i cant find it anywhere and autozone (as usual) list 3 diffrent temps for it. so basicly what would you set the fawker at? __________________ Doc-14 Tactical Products: When it absolutely, positively needs to be made from random crap found in the back of my garage. You cant ban knowledge, learn to make your own guns right Here. New York, Colorado, Maryland, Conneticut….is your state next? Yes it is. Write, Vote and Fight.

01-06-2004, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
usmcdoc14 Fistful of Boomstick Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13344 Location: Norfawk, VA Posts: 12,131	i was going to use a stock amigo radiator or if i get bored i have a 19x22 aluminum one in the garage (but i think i should stay "stock" for now) and eather a trimmed down Taurus fan or a couple of Mazda 626 fans (nice little pullers) whatever will fit better. i cant find the normal op temp in my fawking chiltons maybe i am just stupid and yes the regular gauge works, but i have grown to NEVER trust a factory gauge. I am trying to get as much horsepower out of this little engine without hurting its daily driver abilities. already did a 2 1/4 exaust/high flow cat/turbo muffler and working on my bling ricer intake __________________ Doc-14 Tactical Products: When it absolutely, positively needs to be made from random crap found in the back of my garage. You cant ban knowledge, learn to make your own guns right Here. New York, Colorado, Maryland, Conneticut….is your state next? Yes it is. Write, Vote and Fight.

01-06-2004, 07:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
GonZu Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 12056 Location: NC Posts: 162	Go with the Taurus stuff. Minor modification. The gauges on the earlier Isuzii seem to work, with a possible exception to the fuel Make sure the new shroud is a tight fit Last edited by GonZu; 01-06-2004 at 07:12 PM.

01-09-2004, 08:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lil Uzi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6359 Location: Placer County, CA Where the Green Grass Grows Posts: 1,659	2.6 Temp The factory Manual for the 90-91 Amigo/PU with the 2.6 MPFI says that the thermostat starts opening at 180 F and is fully open at 203 F. HTH..... Post back how your electric fans work. Thanks .............. FWIT my stock T gauge is always real low, just off the bottom of the arc, even after a long hot climb, say 15 - 20 miles and several thousand feet in the 100 + heat, it barely deflects upward. __________________ not surprized yer confused yer face was burried in the pillow pretty deep as gizim drunk as you were

01-11-2004, 01:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
mepr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15939 Location: McChord AFB, WA Posts: 500	well my 1.8Ls usually run about 180. Before i had the radiator cleaned in my 80luv i was 220 __________________ 1999 Stock poser TJ, DD 1973 Wagoneer, mall crawler project...

01-06-2004, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
GonZu Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 12056 Location: NC Posts: 162	Since the responses are lacking, I'll add what little details I have from past experience. DO NOT LET IT GET TO THE RED ZONE ON THE COOLANT GAUGE !!! The head will crack/warp. Optimum would be just after the thermo pops but before it boils over IIRC, the gauge on my old 2.6 would never get above 1/2 way... with a clean cooling system. Does the OEM gauge still work ? With a clean radiator, a good shroud, and a puller fan, you should be OK. Just watch the gauge. What kind of fan are you considering ? PM RipDeLips- That fawker has my Chiltons manual !

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