Pyrometer Install

[Kotta390]

So i have everything wired up, gauge, amplifier, probe. The only thing I have left is literally the power and ground. I spliced my power for all my gauges into the dimmer switch, but what have you guys spliced in for power for the actual pyrometer? I ran out of time yesterday and literally I was at the point of "eeny meeny miney mo."

 

Any ideas that is a good 12v key source and not hard to get to?

[mopartechnician]

Go to genos garage and they have install pics. There is a wiring harness below the drivers side of the dash that has a power and keyed wire. Cant remember the colors

[Kotta390]

Go to genos garage and they have install pics. There is a wiring harness below the drivers side of the dash that has a power and keyed wire. Cant remember the colors

Will do, thanks!

[mopartechnician]

http://www.genosgarage.com/Installation.asp

http://dieselmanor.com/diy/CMS-G2gauges/CMS-gen2gaugeinstall.asp

For future reference

Edited March 25, 2014 by mopartechnician

[Kotta390]

http://www.genosgarage.com/Installation.asp

http://dieselmanor.com/diy/CMS-G2gauges/CMS-gen2gaugeinstall.asp

For future reference

Bookmarked!

[Kotta390]

Finally got my pyrometer installed. MAN WAS IT A PITFA to tap the manifold!!!!!!  I actually couldn't get it tapped at all for a long time!! I got the engine hot, tried it, no bueno...tried using a heat gun on the surface, still no bueno. I even put ice on it thinking if I make it harder then the tap would grab....still nothing but pissing in the wind. I finally broke down went to the auto parts store and bought another 1/8 NPT tap and BAM!!!! It worked like a charm, stupid *** tap was more dull than I thought. After about 3 seconds it grabbed like a boss and started my tapping procedure. I got the power and ground hooked up and I absolutely love this gauge. New to me in the sense I have never seen one work except for CHT gauges in a plane.

 

 

After driving for some time yesterday and today I found out that at idle my EGTs are between 300-325*F at idle and at 70mph it will fluctuate around 600-700*F. I even tried to get the truck above 1100*F and I barely made it there at WOT from 50-80mph 6th gear pull. I mean it barely made the very tip of the yellow on my gauge, so I assume everything is working like it should be on my truck. Thoughts? Is this all normal?

Edited March 26, 2014 by Kotta390

[Ilikeoldfords]

Sounds fairly normal to me. Idle might be a little high but maybe not. Thats about where mine runs with the 40hp injectors. All sounds good to me!!

[Kotta390]

Well it will go under 300*F at idle if I let it stay there long enough but it takes about a minute.

How would I tell if I had aftermarket injectors, do they keep the EGTs higher at idle?

[Ilikeoldfords]

Idle usually doesnt change much for EGT's between injectors. If you could barely get up to 1100 degrees at WOT then I would safely say that you have stock injectors. Even just with my 40hp I can reach 1200 at WOT pretty easily.

[Kotta390]

Well as long as my EGTs are normal I am happy. I don't know the history of the truck but it feels like it has stock injectors.