EGT Gauge - Necessary???
Hi there, We're getting ready to tow our 2008 Heartland Sundance 30ft with our 2006 Ford 250 6.0l Powerstroke Turbo. We're heading from PEI to Vancouver Island so about 7000km in total in just over...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:gmckenzie wrote:
Don't have a diesel any more, but am surprised by the responses. I wouldn't run without one. Had a 94 GMC (POS) and I could make hit 1300 climbing hills with no modifications to the motor. Then had an 01 Duramax, chipped but ran in mileage while towing (level 1) and still had to back off on some hills due to EGT's. Truck felt like it was pulling fine.
You are going to be coming through BC. Lots of long, steep hills. You need an EGT. For the price it is really cheap insurance.
And what's wrong with 1,300? I have a 6.5 and have run it up to 1,500 more than a few times. 180,000 and still runs great.
Well aluminum starts to melt at 1,300 degrees. But the 6.0 is very sensitive to EGTs. When I got rid of mine, if I kept it at 1,150 degrees for more than a couple minutes, like on a mountain pass, it would puke coolant. Not a lot, but indicative of the beginning of head gaskets being blown. That's a specific 6.0 issue and not an overall diesel issue.
