cool down proceedure
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Fleet Mechanic
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cool down proceedure
Here is a newer/revisited question for you all.
When you guys are flogging the truck hard how long do you wait to cool down?
Do you use the water temp gauge/ or the exhaust temp gauge to determine when it is safe?
Currently I wait until my exhaust temps get to the low 200's before shutting it off.
When you guys are flogging the truck hard how long do you wait to cool down?
Do you use the water temp gauge/ or the exhaust temp gauge to determine when it is safe?
Currently I wait until my exhaust temps get to the low 200's before shutting it off.
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Fleet Mechanic
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I don't have an oil temp gauge yet...it is on the to do list... oil temp, oil pressure, and water temp actually... it not a huge concern currently but I was thinking about it this weekend and wanted to get everyone's opinions.
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What kinds of ranges on the gauges do you guys run for oil temp, oil pressure, and water temp gauges?
I know for egt the offer a 1500 degree and a 2000 degree gauge...
For fuel pressure there was a 40psi and a 100 psi... I had mistakenly got the 40 psi gauge at first...but they let me swap it for the 100 after the fact.
I know for egt the offer a 1500 degree and a 2000 degree gauge...
For fuel pressure there was a 40psi and a 100 psi... I had mistakenly got the 40 psi gauge at first...but they let me swap it for the 100 after the fact.
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Unfortunately my Bluetooth dongle quit interfacing with the computers in my vehicles after 2 years of use... not really planning on spending another $140 on a good one to go bad 2 years later...
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Glen, I wait till 170 degrees to 230 degrees on EGT not EOT... I currently don't have an EOT gauge.
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I've never used Bluetooth, but my USB ELM327 dongle was aprx. $20, and a quick look at Amazon indicates the Bluetooth versions are in the same range.
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Are you using torque with that or another app?
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ha, I meant EGT. Maybe its my gauge but if it gets down below 400° I shut it off. I always drive like a Grandpa the last mile or so anyway, lol.
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Ten years ago I became a Grandpa, lol. You got a bunch if I remember right from that picture you posted!