Do you leave your diesel running ...?
I see many diesel drivers who leave the engine running while fueling (or other short-term occasions). For a while, I asked why they did that, just to see what their reason was. Never got the same answ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
The newer water cooled turbo's are not as sensitive as say my 98 Cummins 12V. I installed a pyro and would wait to shut down at 300 degrees pre turbo.
Don't forget that the water cooling on your 6.7 is for the electronics, and not the center section/bearing. It isn't a true water cooled turbo, and for cooldown purposes isn't really any different than your 98 12V. The HE351VE does have a little more mass to it, so it's slower to heat but that also makes it slower to cool.
Yeah EB on will not allow EGTs to drop, but above 180° the ecm generally kills the EB even in the on position.
