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Originally Posted by aNskY
get a new stat housing and move your sensor to the upper coolant elbow, where it will actually give you a proper reading
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You would think, but you are only reading the waste water temp, which is the highest possible temp in the engine.
While this seems like a "good" idea, you will be getting readings (especially in turbo applications) that are consistently hotter than your median water temp, or the "temp of water around the sleeve" which is what is your critical measurement.
Measuring the incoming temp is much more effective, b/c you can see a high spike in "INCOMING" coolant, letting you know your radiator is heat soaked and no longer cooling the water coming in.
I have had SR's wrap up 250degrees on the out elbo, while the thermo at incoming was 150, block temp on the intake side with a infa red thermo was 190. The coolant was doing it job, carrying heat away from the engine, but simply looking at that reading is just going to freak you out.