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3. The fan comes on when the coolant gets above about 225F. It stays running until the coolant temperature falls back below 205F.  
3. The fan comes on when the coolant gets above about 225F. It stays running until the coolant temperature falls back below 205F.  


4.The water pump pushes the coolant through at eleven gallons per minute, which means that at 10,000 rpm the single quart of liquid in the system is doing a circuit in 40 times a minute. Be kind to your hard-working coolant and change it regularly.
4. At 10,000 rpm, the water pump pushes the coolant through at eleven gallons per minute, which means that the single quart of liquid in the system is doing a circuit 40 times a minute. Be kind to your hard-working coolant and change it regularly.


==Reading the temp gauge==
==Reading the temp gauge==