Low EGTs??

[scraph]

I am referring to the truck described in my signature. At idle my EGT drops to 200F. Cruising on the highway I see 300-600F. Are my EGTs low? Especially 200F at idle ... should I suspect inaccuracy in the thermocouple or does it seem reasonable for my setup?

[Nitrochicken]

um yeah...something is not right

[Nitrochicken]

are you shooting nos all the time LOL........check your thermocoulper connections......where is it mounted? maybe a bad guage

[scraph]

It is tapped pre-turbo into the lowest point on the exhaust manifold drivers side. The behavior of it seems reasonable ... I see no erratic behavior of the gauge. Assuming the connections are good is there anyway to diagnose the faulty component in this circuit?

[blizzardwarrior7]

I wish i had 200 degree EGTs . Oh BTW, its off.

[binder man]

well 200 dg. at idle might not be TO far off....especially if its DP mounted

[jblagg]

mine is about 300 at idle that sound a lil low but not too far off. just assume that the temp it 100 higher than the readout to be safe and watch it

[SuperDuty1]

On a cold engine idling 200* is about right.

[pojo4223]

300 is what mine idles at...200 doesnt sound too far off ...you say its mounted in th emanifold which to my knowlege is one of the most accurate positions to have your thermocouple mounted

[whitelongbed]

Mine reads about 300 at idle but on the interstate at about 65 mph, I only see about 650-700. My probe is in the manifold.