What Temp does the Idiot Temp Lite Come On
What Temp does the Idiot Temp Lite Come On
On a '86 2.8L. I know that the fan comes on at about 233 deg. When does the temp. idiot lite come on? I'm guess more then 240?
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Yeah, I've always wondered the same thing.
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Red 1986 SC, 2.8L, rebuilt 700R4, 3.42, t-tops, 168K miles and counting, K&N air filters w/ removed air baffles, hopefully more to come!
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Red 1986 SC, 2.8L, rebuilt 700R4, 3.42, t-tops, 168K miles and counting, K&N air filters w/ removed air baffles, hopefully more to come!
RIP #3
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From: Hotter'n Heck, Ar
The light comes on when the temp sensor reads greater than 258*F. A little hot for me, but what do I know.
Dale
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1986 FireBird
2.8L MPFI
1/2 CAI
Gutted Cat, No muffler
Was 700-R4 --> Now T5
**** Great cars aren't bought, they're built ****
Dale
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1986 FireBird
2.8L MPFI
1/2 CAI
Gutted Cat, No muffler
Was 700-R4 --> Now T5
**** Great cars aren't bought, they're built ****
Thanks 86...I went around & around with this for 2 weeks. I just rebuilt a 2.8 (top end only), started right up, but the temp lite came after 5 mins of idling. I had a new coolant sensor in. I thought it was everything else...well I checked everything else & it turned out to be a bad new coolant sensor!!! 
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