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First tow with guages

Old 04-18-2004, 08:10 PM
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First tow with guages

This weekend I got the opportnity to take are fifth wheel out for some camping. It is the first time, since I installed all my guages that I towed it, and I was worried what the numbers were going to be.

On interstate 44 through the hills in Eureka Mo. I stayed between 65-70 mph, I never got over 1000* egt's. Average egts on free way was about 850. When driving on the hills in the backroads at 50-55 mph I cracked 1050* egt's. Fuel pressure never went below 10.5 pounds, and boost well, it was just up and down like normal.

My water temp stayed at 185* all day. I averaged 13.3 MPG for the trip and I was driving on the hills pretty hard.

When I filled it up, I weighed it all at with the following results:

steer axle 4,020 pounds
drive axle 4,660 pounds
trailer axle 7,700 pounds
total weight 16,380 pounds

I hate thinking this but, I wish my clutch would go out so I could by new injectors, my egt's are just too low.

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Old 04-18-2004, 08:57 PM
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Those are some good looking gauge readings for that amount of weight behind your rig. Keep it up.

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Re: First tow with guages

Originally posted by procrastinator

I hate thinking this but, I wish my clutch would go out so I could by new injectors, my egt's are just too low.

That's my kinda thinking!
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