How hot is too hot?
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How hot is too hot?
At what EGT temp do you guys back off the throttle? Going up some of those hills in Montana I was spiking up to 1200 with the camper loaded, even though it was pulling strong I still got spooked.
Just curious what the forum wisdom is on EGT temps. Thanks.
(oh btw, I'm pre-turbo).
Just curious what the forum wisdom is on EGT temps. Thanks.
(oh btw, I'm pre-turbo).
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With the probe pre turbo in my opinion 1200 is fine. You don't have too many mods on the engine I think you would really have to work it to hurt it. I have my probe after the turbo and have had it to 1200 more times than I like to admit to with no trouble. I have had a number of heads off medium duty diesels and big truck diesels I have owned and have not seen any piston damage. Aluminum melts at 1350 I believe so I always used that as a benchmark and tried to keep it under that.
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