Saw my engine temperature (on my ScangaugeII) jump from a normal 82C to as high as 101C last night while driving from Plattsburgh NY to Montreal in a snow storm. Speed was in the 60-80 Km range and RPM around 1500 the whole way.
The engine temp gauge needle still sat 1/8" below the half way point as usual. The radiator and front of the car was getting blocked by snow. I stopped once at the border to remove what I could and engine temp quickly went down to 80C afterward but gradually went back up to 96-98C and to 100-101C. Conditions were too nasty and unsafe to stop again so I turned up the heat in the cabin and cracked my window. I was at 95-96C when we got home. Here's is a shot on my engine compartment:
No light appeared on the dashboard and coolant and oil levels checked out OK this morning.
How high would be unsafe?
The engine temp gauge needle still sat 1/8" below the half way point as usual. The radiator and front of the car was getting blocked by snow. I stopped once at the border to remove what I could and engine temp quickly went down to 80C afterward but gradually went back up to 96-98C and to 100-101C. Conditions were too nasty and unsafe to stop again so I turned up the heat in the cabin and cracked my window. I was at 95-96C when we got home. Here's is a shot on my engine compartment:
No light appeared on the dashboard and coolant and oil levels checked out OK this morning.
How high would be unsafe?
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