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2004 to 2008 F-150 and Mark-LT
4.2L, 4.6L and 5.4L equipped F-150s and Mark-LTs.


 
 
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Old Tue, September 21st, 2010, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jmwilso2 View Post
I had the same issue with mine. It was running way too cool. I have since adjusted it up by sitting parked and reving the engine up a bit and then setting the fan to kick in at 210 F but the coolant temp reading on my gryphon still seldom goes over 195 just from ram air flowing through the rad. I'm thinking I should maybe put in a different thermostat valve to get the temp up into the 200s.
That sounds like the best way to accomplish your goal. I may be way off here, but when researching the crap out of efans I though I read that the stock thermostat (on the 5.4L Tritons) is at like 190 degrees. If that is the case I would think that Ford found this to be the best operating temperature for our 5.4's and is probably best left that way. Is it benefical and/or safe to try and increase the operating temps of our trucks?? Again, I may be totally wrong here so please don't shoot me!!!!
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