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How does my thermostat know the temperature?

How does my thermostat know the temperature?

Your thermostat reads the air temperature in the surrounding area and compares it to the target temperature you’ve set for your home. When those don’t match, the thermostat sends a signal to your furnace or AC to adjust the temperature accordingly.

Is the coolant temp sensor on my Silverado bad?

So, I have a 1994 Chevy Silverado 1500 2wd with a 350 cu in TBI with a bad coolent temp sensor. The old one kept reading 160, so my gas mileage sucked. For the life of me I can not find a replacement one that is an exact replacement.

What is the normal operating temp for a stock 350?

An engine running at 205° is not a hot engine at all. Stock thermo was a 195* therefore on hot drives where you hammer the throttle it’ll be +5* to +10* more. Stock thermo was a 195* therefore on hot drives where you hammer the throttle it’ll hot +5 to +10 more.

What should the coolant temp be on my car?

The coolant shows 195 like it should with a external temp gauge, the temp gauge always reads 160 when I know the actual temp is at 195. So right now with it unplugged, I get a crazy amount of horsepower, but my gas mileage is crap.

What is the temperature sensor on a Chevy?

Temperature Sender/Switch, OEM Replacement, Buick, Chevy, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Each Temperature Sender, With Light, OEM Replacement, Buick, Cadillac, Chevy, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Each

When did the Chevy 350 engine become standard?

Beginning in 1985, Corvettes featured a fuel-injected version of the Chevy 350 engine; other passenger cars equipped with the 350 engine continued to use a four-barrel carburetor. Computer-controlled emissions systems became standard on all Chevy 350 engines in the early 1980s, with throttle body fuel injection becoming standard around 1988.

What does the coolant temperature sensor on a Chevy do?

The coolant temperature sensor on a Chevrolet engine is used by the vehicle’s computer to determine how hot or cold the coolant flowing through the engine block is at any given time, so that the computer knows how to properly run the engine.

An engine running at 205° is not a hot engine at all. Stock thermo was a 195* therefore on hot drives where you hammer the throttle it’ll be +5* to +10* more. Stock thermo was a 195* therefore on hot drives where you hammer the throttle it’ll hot +5 to +10 more.

How much horsepower does a 350 ci Chevy have?

These vehicles featured a 350 ci, 5.7 small block Chevy with TBI (throttle body injected) EFI system and swirl port heads. Producing up to 210 hp in factory spec, this engine can also be retrofitted into an older car with a performance carburetor to produce up to 250 hp.

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Ruth Doyle