Normal Prius operating temp.

Frank Hudon · 02-26-2006, 11:28 AM

just to be on the absolutly safe side of it, leave the bottom 3 inches of the rad not blocked as that is the portion with the inverter cooler. Like Dave said get a CAN-view or Scangauge. For other reasons as well as temps.

hdrygas · 02-26-2006, 08:50 PM

Time for confession. Frank is right! I don't think you can over heat the ICE in the mild climate of the PNW. This is classified as "marine climate" The ocean heat pump goes up to the arctic then comes down to us. In England it is the Gulf stream, here it is the Japanese Current. It tends to cool and moderate our climate. With my radiator blocker I can not get the Prius above 207 or so. In a colder climate, in winter, you are home free. As we get warmer in the spring I hope to watch how things change. With my present set up I can stop and modify the air flow as needed to keep the ICE temps in a narrow range. In the south land the radiator blocker will have a short half life, and further north longer and longer. I wish I could monitor the MG2 and Inverter temps as well.

Frank Hudon · 02-26-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by hdrygas@Feb 26 2006, 05:50 PM
Time for confession. Frank is right! I don't think you can over heat the ICE in the mild climate of the PNW. This is classified as "marine climate" The ocean heat pump goes up to the arctic then comes down to us. In England it is the Gulf stream, here it is the Japanese Current. It tends to cool and moderate our climate. With my radiator blocker I can not get the Prius above 207 or so. In a colder climate, in winter, you are home free. As we get warmer in the spring I hope to watch how things change. With my present set up I can stop and modify the air flow as needed to keep the ICE temps in a narrow range. In the south land the radiator blocker will have a short half life, and further north longer and longer. I wish I could monitor the MG2 and Inverter temps as well.

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02-26-2006, 08:50 PM	#22
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Time for confession. Frank is right! I don't think you can over heat the ICE in the mild climate of the PNW. This is classified as "marine climate" The ocean heat pump goes up to the arctic then comes down to us. In England it is the Gulf stream, here it is the Japanese Current. It tends to cool and moderate our climate. With my radiator blocker I can not get the Prius above 207 or so. In a colder climate, in winter, you are home free. As we get warmer in the spring I hope to watch how things change. With my present set up I can stop and modify the air flow as needed to keep the ICE temps in a narrow range. In the south land the radiator blocker will have a short half life, and further north longer and longer. I wish I could monitor the MG2 and Inverter temps as well. __________________ Belle, a Millennium Silver '04 BC #9 "Becoming one with my Prius, ICE on ICE off" Belle has been passed on to my daughter. I have a new silver Prius 08. No name yet we have just met but not been introduced.

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02-26-2006, 11:28 AM	#21
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	just to be on the absolutly safe side of it, leave the bottom 3 inches of the rad not blocked as that is the portion with the inverter cooler. Like Dave said get a CAN-view or Scangauge. For other reasons as well as temps.