Engine Alarm on a 90SP36

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At 112 degrees I would park this CAT.
Drive at night , Hopefully the fan is running constantly.
I think the design limits are being tested, The gage at 185 does
not sound accurate at 112 ambient.
The alarm is saying something, this may be good or bad info..??..
Tranny temp at 215 should be normal, but I have never driven our 300
HP at 112 * It starts to run warmer over 90+ Degrees.
It is easy to overheat the heads, and the gasket material, There is
also a few plastic / nylon coolant nipples and seals connecting the
heads to the front panel assembly, that do not like
being overheated.


Bill 88 FC Caution is advised.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> I personally would be looking for the closest truck repair facility
> to have these issues checked. The gauge might be a loose wire but
> the over heating alarm would worry me big time.
> John Heckman
> central Pa
> 1973 FC
> >
> > This question is from my friend on the road. He purchased a 1990
> SP36
> > and is on his first trip. The tranny temp gauge keeps going to
> zero
> > then back to 215 so we don't trust it. But the real issue is the
> > Engine Alarm keeps going off when the engine temp hits 185. Can
> this
> > be adjusted? Seems pretty low to be sending off an alarm isn't
> it?
> > He's running the 300 HP CAT 3208 from Arizona to California with
> > outside temps at 112 degrees.
> >
> > Michael Putz
> > 78FC35 "Putz'n Around"
> > Mesa, Az
> >
>