Were Is A Good Place To Get A Pyrometer For A 7.3 Idi I Was Told You Need One To Turn Up The Injector Pump

 

I've seen Jegs and Summit racing have a good selection.

 

Most any semi truck parts supplys will have them in stock most carry isspro.

 

yeah but the dealerships are high,truckpro or national truxnparts will be more reasonably priced.

 

I got my pyro, vacum, and boost, and pillar mount from summit racing. Really nice gauges and easy install. If memory serves, pyro was like $170. The gauges were autometer. phatom II series, I believe

 

Ok Im New To Diesels So What Does The Pyrometer Hook To And What Does It Do

 

It measures your EGT's (exuast gas temp) and from what i've been told the exaust manifold is the best most acurate spot. You'll have to drill and tap the manifold for the thermocouple.

 

Try searching isspro on ebay. just go a new water temp gauge from someone on there for 30$ Plus 4.50 shipping. VS 75 new.

 

I bought mine here:

Auto Meter (AutoMeter) Gauges from egauges.com

Good selection and I have had good service.

On my '88 I drilled and tapped about half way between the front two cylinders on the driver side exhaust manifold. haven't restarted the truck yet so can't speak to the rest of the install but it looks pretty straight forward to me.

 

DieselManor - ISSPRO Gauges

The color coding is for pre turbo thermocouple placement.
135 dollars.

 

Thats funny I tryed to get mine from summit and they sent me a pod for a 99-04 superduty then told me that auto meter didn't make one for the 94-97 trucks so i had my dad get them from trans american from the muffler shop he works at.

I'm happy with my autometers but the color codeing on the ISSPROs is nice.

 

so it measures the heat of the exhaust and what should it be at

 

Piston damage can start at 1250 degrees.
So if the thermocouple is in the exhaust manifold, keep the EGT below 1200 degrees max to give yourself a little margin for error.

If you are pulling up the Rockies or a steep hill several miles long, keep it a bit lower because it is going to be there for a while.

When I get on some of our hills here, very steep grades, I keep mine between 1100 and 1150.

 

to keep it cooler do you just turn the injector pump down?

 

egauges.com wil udersell anyone on autometer gauges, and read the fine print they dont all come with the necessary mounting equipment. I bought the phantomII