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Oct 17, 2007 | 08:30 AM

#11

fm606713

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From: Colorado Springs CO

Re: Coolant temp

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Originally Posted by GaryG

If you turn your climate control to the off position in EV, the electric coolant pump remains off and will not circulate coolant. This will help keep the engine warm till you get a restart. When the engine starts, the belt driven pump will start circulating coolant again. The reason you have an electrical coolant pump is for use of the heater in EV. The electric pump will run in EV unless the switch is in any position but off.

GaryG

This explains why the coolant temp decreases as quick as it does when in EV mode and I am running the heater here in Colo.

Oct 17, 2007 | 04:24 PM

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Mark E Smith

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From: College Station Texas

Re: Coolant temp

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If you turn your climate control to the off position in EV, the electric coolant pump remains off and will not circulate coolant. This will help keep the engine warm till you get a restart.

Gary thanks that did the trick. Coolant temps are somewhat steady with the vent off. they are still low in my opinion but seem to track what most are seeing. I remember you posting something about not running your vent system that it cost you FE, I thought you were nuts, but now I see what you mean. I'm gona see if I can disable the heater pump, after all this is Texas.

Last edited by Mark E Smith; Oct 17, 2007 at 04:26 PM.