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Both my 1083 and 998 run pretty hot (205 -220). Both have the 6.5L's and I am wondering what I can do to get the temp down and make those engines last a little longer. Would a ram air intake help maybe?
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One thing to watch for that I have seen on multiple trucks is out of the blue, I look at the temp gauge after some time of running and it's pegged. I stop the truck, shutdown and start again and the temp is normal.... I cannot figure out a way to reproduce this, it has just happened 3 out of maybe 100 times.Both my 1083 and 998 run pretty hot (205 -220). Both have the 6.5L's and I am wondering what I can do to get the temp down and make those engines last a little longer. Would a ram air intake help maybe?
All of the guages are notoriously inaccurate. If it's a sudden, intermittant failure, you might try checking the wiring connections of all the guages to clean them and apply a nice corrosion and water-resistant dielectric grease to protect it for a while. Otherwise, a nice infrared thermometer being on-hand wouldn't be a bad idea, just to manually check the temperature and confirm what your guages read.One thing to watch for that I have seen on multiple trucks is out of the blue, I look at the temp gauge after some time of running and it's pegged. I stop the truck, shutdown and start again and the temp is normal.... I cannot figure out a way to reproduce this, it has just happened 3 out of maybe 100 times.
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I am looking at my oil pressure and temp every minute. Hasn't happened yet, but I have noticed that these engines are very temperamental....One thing to watch for that I have seen on multiple trucks is out of the blue, I look at the temp gauge after some time of running and it's pegged. I stop the truck, shutdown and start again and the temp is normal.... I cannot figure out a way to reproduce this, it has just happened 3 out of maybe 100 times.
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