Okay, finally got my EGT gauge wired in and hooked up. Went with the Auber gauge and really like it but have to say that now that there are numbers there, Im a little distracted. I drove it home like I normally would and was surprised by the numbers. At speed (65 mph) in 5th on flat, 500- 600F. Add some incline to the equation and it jumps up pretty quick. Just driving it like I have been for months, I saw 1300 and up when going up some inclines. I give it some pedal and the usual black smoke comes out and the temps start to climb. Once Im at the top, the smoke is no longer visible and the temps immediately start to drop back into the 500-600 range. At idle (cold), Im in the teens to mid 200s. At idle after a highway run, Im at around 310 but within about 15 seconds, Im below 300 and settling in. So, I know that the danger zone is high 1300 to 1400 but I am surprised at how easily this number is to reach. It really doesnt take much. Leaving a light and shifting at 2300 to 2500 has me at 1100 to 1300 easy.
The truck runs great. Idles smooth (for a diesel). No smoke unless Im accelerating and then its black. Doesnt run hot at all. Great oil pressure (50- 60 psi warm at about 2500 rpm). Great compression numbers. Great mileage (17-18 city and have seen 24 hwy) for the build of the truck. The EGT numbers, now that I have a gauge, seem fine when running around but it is oh so very easy to get into that high zone. The moment I clutch, the numbers immediately start to drop and I can downshift and sort of control the numbers but then the speed drops of course. Does all of this sound right? Is the danger zone a sustained ______ (fill in the blank) degrees F or if it even appears on the screen?
Not turbo'd (yet), H55F, 4.11 gears, 32s, ~2.125" exhaust from manifold back.
The truck runs great. Idles smooth (for a diesel). No smoke unless Im accelerating and then its black. Doesnt run hot at all. Great oil pressure (50- 60 psi warm at about 2500 rpm). Great compression numbers. Great mileage (17-18 city and have seen 24 hwy) for the build of the truck. The EGT numbers, now that I have a gauge, seem fine when running around but it is oh so very easy to get into that high zone. The moment I clutch, the numbers immediately start to drop and I can downshift and sort of control the numbers but then the speed drops of course. Does all of this sound right? Is the danger zone a sustained ______ (fill in the blank) degrees F or if it even appears on the screen?
Not turbo'd (yet), H55F, 4.11 gears, 32s, ~2.125" exhaust from manifold back.