Headed out on a deer hunting trip this morning towing a trailer loaded with 4 wheeler and tree stands. I was going up about a mile long hill with a fairly steep grade. I was cruising along with my foot in the pedal running about 75. I was talking to my buddy and not paying attention and when I looked over at my pyro it was at 1300! It couldn't have been that high for more than a minute but now I'm worried that I may have done some damage. No signs of any damage that I can tell so far. Could it have hurt anything in that short amount of time?

 

if it was for only a short period i would not worry about it.
i have had my 88 at 12-1300 many many times for 30 seconds or so, and that truck now has 493,000 miles on it.

if it was for 5-10 minutes though, look for problems.

 

x2 good advice

 

Here's my million $ idea of the day... An egt gauge with a programmable warning light, like a tach with a shift light. Anyone who wants to patent it pm me for my address to mail the royalty checks to.

 

What TJC said. I was PARANOID when I first got my truck, and wouldn't let the temps go over 1100. Then I lived in the mountains over the winter. EGT's hit 12-1300 often, wasn't thrilled about it, but these engines are tougher than most give them credit for (and that is saying something, especially concidering the people on this forum). When your towing a 2wd 4cyl sedan with two people/gear in it, up a 14% grade offroad in 4wd in the snow/ice with chains, you learn what your truck can handle and what it can't. Your good, just don't push it and you should never have an issue, a little spike won't kill you.

 

where is your probe at?

 

In the driver side manifold right being the number 8.

 

Isnt that kinda personal.

 

Too late it exists.

Thad

 

Kinda what I was thinkin but what the hell, I'm not shy! Lol

 

1300 just means you cleaned the carbon out of it, and gained a few hp.

 

HA HA HA very funny


maybe i need to crank my fuel so i can hit 1300 and clean out my engine lol


LSO do you have a turbo on there?

 

Yep, '94 with a factory turbo.