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Temperature gauges - when is it warm?

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What is the normal running temperature for the RR by these gauges?
I assume that the left one is engine coolant temperature, and that seems to be maintained at the top most point on the circle. That warms up pretty quick.
Transmission temperature warms up much more slowly. Does it have an ideal operating temperature or range? How warm should it be before I start pushing the truck?
What else should I know about these temps? (I'm still breaking her in so).

Ford Ranger Temperature gauges - when is it warm? IMG_6677
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Middle is perfect. The markers either side of the middle (at 10 and 2) are normal

don’t over think it, a little bit of mechanical sympathy is all you need - but for me oil temp is the biggest indicator of when it’s ok to push the engine.

I personally wait until oil temp is up at 70c (160f) before I go wide open throttle, and don’t pay too much attention to the other temps (unless they’re way outside of the normal range)
 

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With Forscan you can change these to show actual numbers, except oil pressure.
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