Re: EOT & ECT - Too Hot?
This thread got me thinking about the temps in The Van. I have a Scangauge, so on a little trip today here's what it read.
2005 6.0, stock front bumper, about 67,000 miles on the clock. Outside temp was about 50 degrees
at 65 MPH for about 15 flat miles:
ECT 191
EOT 197
TFT 166
at 70 MPH for about 20 flat miles (I know, hard to believe, 20 miles at 70 MPH on I-5 in Western Washington)
ECT 191
EOT 199
TFT 168
Even on stinko' hot days in Eastern Washington and Oregon, The delta has always been 7 to 10 degrees between ECT and EOT. And that's been the case on slow crawls on hot days where I haven't had much air moving through that nasty little space Ford calls the "engine compartment".
Someone in this thread asked if they would know when the fan kicks in...Oh yeah! The first time THAT happened was a hot day going over Blewett Pass on my way to Wenatchee...what do I do, Mayday! Mayday!
When I charge up over any one of the various passes I encounter, both ECT and EOT rise dramatically, but the engine still maintains the 7 to 10 degree delta, so hopefully, life is good....I have learned as The Van gets older, and I get smarter, that it's NOT a power statement to be able to crest a pass in overdrive, it's plain stupid! Gear down, and slow down.
Tom
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2005 SMB RB 50 4X4 w/ a 6.0 PSD
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