Fallout

Under normal everyday driving my temps hover between 194 to 202. This just seemed kind of odd considering my s10 never cleared 190 unless I was beating the **** out of it during the summer. Also I idle at 900-950rpm and my fiances cobalt idles around 650-700rpm. Does this sound odd to you? Mines an 07-08 hers is an 05-06

IGotABalt

i run around 197* so no worries there, they just run a lil hotter, i have notticed if u get above 200 tho i get a burning smell but tht only happend once

turbo08ss

my 08 ss runs between 190 and 202 but no burning smells lol and idles around 850 900 i see nuthing wrong

06_ion2

it idles around 850

dabalt4556

i live in south louisiana an i idle around 700-900rpm when its finished warming up and in the summer out here my temp will vary between 198-204 depends on how i drive i guess but right now with the average temp being high 60's mid 70's my temp is around 185-190

D4u2s0t

TONS of posts about this... fans don't kick on till a lil over 230... anything below that is nothing to worry about.;

IGotABalt

ya well the burning only happend once in my moms balt b4 i had mine but only once

hugemurph4

maybe that burning smell was a dead bird that tried laying a nest in the motor...

IGotABalt

haha ya maybe that was it...

Jn2

iTrader: (1)

coolant 190-220*f
oil -10*f of w/e the coolant is at

Fallout

Thanks you guys it just seemed odd but I guess I did have an upgraded rad in the truck (Chevelle SS rad).

warrenb213

my balt is typically between 195-220.

myfakeevo

is my cobalt the only one that runs at 170-180 or are you guys beating on it

LaserblueSS

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mine usually stays between 175-180. it only gets up to about 200 if i sit in traffic for 30 min.

sport08

mine runs at 190* normally if im sitting more like 205* i only ever saw up to 212* one time sitting in traffic for a while went right back down when i started moving and never a burning smell for me.

sean_halla

my 2.4.. normal driving

195-200

xxxxsh4d0wxxxx

iTrader: (1)

189°F is my average.

lwpmoon

iTrader: (1)

When your moving or your radiator fan is on the temp range is 185-194 F. Fan kicks in if your A/C is on or once your temp reaches 221 F.

NWAE Cobalt

iTrader: (1)

i run around 187-205 depending

EvilMonkey

Has anyone on here added a fan switch, using a relay? If so, that would be a great how-to for someone to post...

but, back on topic. Mine runs 195 normally, but it gets to 220-230 pretty quick when I'm stopped. I was told (by some random dude) that there was recall for 08's overheating, but I searched online and didn't see anything about it...

Jn2

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if you ever want ur fan to turn on,, just turn the AC on full blast, and than turn it off, that will turn the fan on, and when u turn the ac the fan stays on

blackbolt89

mine hovers around 189 but if i'm sitting ANYWHERE for man than 5 minutes it hits 200 with a vengeance and keeps going til around 210. i thought something was wrong when one day it hit 220. from then on i kept the coolant gauge on my DIC up at all times.

nikebaseballx00

could have been.... ur a hillbilly, u and ur tractor lmao

btw... i noticed that one night of running hard i was at 199

Rambotk3

NO, that's about the same with me, the highest i have ever seen was 192 and that was during the summer in a traffic jam so i was just idling

EvilMonkey

I read in another thread that cobalt's are supposed to have 165 degree thermostats, but obviously most of us have 195...