My Ford F350 (460) and Suburban (454) run much warmer when they are towing,
expecially in hilly areas. I have found that simply being more conservative on
the throttle at the end of a hill climb makes a significant different in
temperatures on moderate to steep grades. Both F350 and Subturban have factory
tow
packages, not sure what that included, but they do have a transmission fluid
cooler.
In a message dated 6/24/2004 12:58:47 AM Pacific Standard Time,
N197TR4@cs.com writes:
The fuel injected 460 did run hotter, but not sure of specs anymore.
My 454 engine seems to run there when towing in the hills and I was wondering
the same thing.
I am also concerned about electrical gages.
Thanks...
> My little 1994 motor home has a Ford 460 fuel injected engine and I
> recently had mechanical oil pressure and temperature gauges installed to
> combat flaky electric gauges. Can anyone tell me what the normal
> operating temperature ought to be for that engine? On the way back from
> VIR on the interstate in 95 degree heat it was showing around 235 on the
> gauge at 65 mph. If the normal operating range is from 200 to 250 then
> I'm OK. OTOH, if it's from 180 to 220 I have a problem. Any help is
> appreciated. Don
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