jrad235
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Or should I say, on the way to Vegas. I ran into a "small" issue on the way here, that being that I cannot make any noticeable power during the heat of the day, the motor gets too hot.
On my first leg over some 5-6k ft hills, I had to drop the EGTs to between 6-700 degrees to keep the temp under 230, and consequentially, I was down to about 20 mph on grades that should not be considered grades. Must be the altitude. I also seemed to have some oil thinning, but that may be due to my electric sender, I was watching it fluctuate from 18-25 under throttle. I'm sure it was every bit of 80-90 degrees these two days.
On the second leg, I traveled all night and was astounded at the difference. Outside temp was between 30-50 and I was pulling grades at speed all night, usually with EGTs around 8-900 and even as high as 1100 for some, with no issues! Temp stayed near constant around 215 the WHOLE TIME! Until the sun came up, and the air heated to around 75, then I was back down to abysmal speeds on VERY LONG drawn out grades. Oil pressure seemed just fine where it usually is, around 35, no fluctuation.
In short, I need a aluminum radiator, a cowl induction hood, and somewhere to install the aforementioned. I leave Friday, unless I sort this out, then wide-open all weekend.
Unfortunately, I found a cowl hood for a 97-03, and a louvered hood for an 84. Nothing for mine. I may be able to get a radiator, but if someone knew a local shop selling them, that would be great.
By the way, I did install a "cold air intake" from a slightly older diesel while in Klamath Falls at the advice of Typ4 (Thanks for your help!), which did seem to help a little with EGTs, maybe 50-100 degrees, but not quite enough. I've got my fan clutch locked up and all that air needs to go somewhere!
On my first leg over some 5-6k ft hills, I had to drop the EGTs to between 6-700 degrees to keep the temp under 230, and consequentially, I was down to about 20 mph on grades that should not be considered grades. Must be the altitude. I also seemed to have some oil thinning, but that may be due to my electric sender, I was watching it fluctuate from 18-25 under throttle. I'm sure it was every bit of 80-90 degrees these two days.
On the second leg, I traveled all night and was astounded at the difference. Outside temp was between 30-50 and I was pulling grades at speed all night, usually with EGTs around 8-900 and even as high as 1100 for some, with no issues! Temp stayed near constant around 215 the WHOLE TIME! Until the sun came up, and the air heated to around 75, then I was back down to abysmal speeds on VERY LONG drawn out grades. Oil pressure seemed just fine where it usually is, around 35, no fluctuation.
In short, I need a aluminum radiator, a cowl induction hood, and somewhere to install the aforementioned. I leave Friday, unless I sort this out, then wide-open all weekend.
Unfortunately, I found a cowl hood for a 97-03, and a louvered hood for an 84. Nothing for mine. I may be able to get a radiator, but if someone knew a local shop selling them, that would be great.
By the way, I did install a "cold air intake" from a slightly older diesel while in Klamath Falls at the advice of Typ4 (Thanks for your help!), which did seem to help a little with EGTs, maybe 50-100 degrees, but not quite enough. I've got my fan clutch locked up and all that air needs to go somewhere!
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