Hi, new to diesel new to turbo done some searching but this must be so basic no one bothers to discuss? the previous owner put a little garret turbo on the 2h in my 1982 hj47 troopy. it has a straight 3" exhaust. the alarm for the pyro meter was set at 460c. I know barely anything about the dynamics of a turbo and its negative effects on an engine. I want to know what constitutes a safe egt max and prolonged use under that max? I'll climb hills and the egts will start climbing and so i let off the gas. but it feels weird to have so much potential power but not use it cause the EGT temp is too high. Right now I try not to go over 460 as that was how he had the alarm set, sometimes ill let it get to 500c but for like 1min lol. Id love to fully understand my limits and all.
What would someone say is too high a temp to run for too long climbing a hill on the highway with a 2h?
What would someone say is too high a temp to run for too long climbing a hill on the highway with a 2h?