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Originally Posted by Mackman
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The pyrometer measures exhaust temperature, the harder you pull, the higher it goes. if it goes too high, you need to back off a little
I thought if it goes to high you grub a lower gear to get the RPM's up higher and that will help lower it. I thought the EGT's get high when your dogging it.
Originally Posted by Fredog
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Today Bobtailing it would stay on 3, and once when I went up a hill it went up to 7.5. Gauge goes from 0 - 15.
Thanks!
Originally Posted by Papa Rick
Can anyone explain what a pyrometer is, how it works, and what is a good range. I have been OTR for 9 years now, but never seen one, but will soon have one in the truck I am buying.Today Bobtailing it would stay on 3, and once when I went up a hill it went up to 7.5. Gauge goes from 0 - 15.
Thanks!
The pyrometer measures exhaust temperature, the harder you pull, the higher it goes. if it goes too high, you need to back off a little
that too, if you lug it, it will overheat..