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Old 06-01-2009   #8
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Default Re: Correct engine coolant temperature

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Originally Posted by salvatore1 View Post
Car has about 32K miles. I had partially pulled off the shroud to look at the radiator. but did not get it all the way out. I did not see any bird nests in there, but obviously I wouldn't be able to see sand in the mesh unless I yanked it completely - I really wanted to avoid that if at all humanly possible.
You can use a long bent piece of wire from a cloths hanger to get stuff out.
To avoid getting stuff in there see:
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/ZR1_radiatorscreen.htm
Mine is a stock LT5 in a 90. I run 220 in traffic.
As mentioned by others, keeping the AC on and using 5th gear keeps temp
lower.
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