EGT gauge question.. Dumb question, don't hate

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

Five bucks work for ya?  PM me w/ your details & digits.

Sounds good! What gauge is the extension wire? I'll PM you my number in a little while..

[Syncroincity]

Dunno exactly, 24 or 26, or smaller... it's quite thin, single conductor. Individually insulated inside the SS sheathing. Doesn't really carry any load, just sensor signal.

Question for anyone with an EGT gauge; what is your reading at idle? I'm seeing about 215 deg. F , does that seem right, or low? Still have not had it out on the street yet to put a load on the motor, and revving it in neutral only kicks it up maybe 20 degrees. I have the Aircraft Spruce mini probe, and it does react immediately, I'm just concerned that having two connections and about 17 feet of wire might be biasing my reading down...

Thanks!

[theman53]

When cold mine would idle around 200F, after completely warmed up I could get it to idle down to 250F and it would pretty much not get any cooler.

[billybobf]

holy cow, why 17 ft of cable? I would think that like three feet of cable would be more then enough on a standard car, have it come out of the exhaust straight through the firewall to the sensor, seems like 3-5 at the most

[Syncroincity]

Vanagon... engine in the back.  All the way up to the front bumper, up behind the headlights to the grommets, and into the dash area.

[billybobf]

gotcha, Im not not sure how the $30 ebay setup is going to work, seems to have a 10-20 second delay

[theman53]

a 40 dollar micro 1000 is safe...from aircraft spruce.

[R.O.R-2.0]

the ebay gauge, probe, and leads were $30...

wonder if the gauge would work with a micro1000?

[theman53]

If it is K type leads then it should.

[billybobf]

yeah, and the gauge was only $10 plus three dollars shipping it took like 2+ weeks I think to ship

[theman53]

IMHO what good is a gauge if it takes longer to show temps than what it takes to melt an engine? I had less than 90.00 shipped for the entire micro 1000, westach gauge, leads, and light kit. It only reacts as fast as you push and let off the pedal...