i just hooked up my gauges this weekend and i was wonderin what the running temp is supposed to be and whats too high? also the egts as well while pullin a trailer its about 600 while driving and then bout 800 up a steep grade is that a good temp?

 

as for the tranny 190 or under is best IIRC and the egts is good!!!

 

yea so far it hasnt made it past 140 for the trans temp and there was just one time that the egt hit 1000 put that was just to see how hot it would get with a slow acceleration then in 3rd gear put the throttle down just to see how it effected the temps

 

I thfink anything over 1100 is a no no!! Tranny is fine!!! it is running cool like mine cant get above 130

 

awesome thats what i like to hear thanks for the info sounds like we have some good running trucks

 

yep my motto keep everything cool!!!! i have tranny cooler powersteering cooler both in front of the a/c system the powersteering is so effective the you can stick your finger in the fluid after a 3 hr drive and the fluid would be lukewarm!! both still have the factory coolers i just put the new coolers inline with the factory ones

 

thats awesome i might have to look into that. yea when i got my gauges wired up i thot i did something wrong with the tranny temp gauge cause even after driven round all day i never really saw the needle move then i got out and just for shlitz and giggles felt the tranny to see if the pan felt hot and it wasnt bad at all thats why i started this thread just to make sure everything was ok

 

where did you place the probe?

 

in the exhaust manifold in the rear by the eighth cylinder for the egt and the trans temp is in a port near the bottom of the pan

 

Cool thats where i used to have it i took it off due to othe rwork that was being done but will have it back on no big deal !!

 

ill have to test the pyro a little more and watch the temps a little more because as it stands i really do not blow much black smoke and if my egts are down low enuff im thinkin bout turning the fuel pump up and hopefully order my outlet housing and down pipe this spring/summer (if the wife lets me) haha

 

yea that sounds like a plan!!

 

thanks again rodney for the help!

 

No problem glad to help my fellow wash co resident i am currently living in Baltimore for diesel college then back home!!

 

thats cool where abouts do you live?