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Title: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: SR Heer on November 13, 2013, 10:36:23 am

I am planing on putting in TB and pyrometer for 1.6TD while swapping out 92 Jetta and into 82 Caddy - looking for a good place to buy
Thanks

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: damac on November 13, 2013, 12:12:56 pm

I only use auber instrument gages now.   Kind of expensive but I learned my lesson with ebay cheapos breaking.
 
Only thing that sucks about them is they can only read one input at a time so if using to monitor and set alarms for critical things you need to buy more than one controller.  if you don't have a place to mount them they also sell little boxes to protect the guts and you can velcro them somewhere or something, otherwise lots of wires hanging.

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: theman53 on November 13, 2013, 04:03:48 pm

A million times this has been discussed. Westach and aircraft spruce are very good. The micro 1000 probe is all I would ever use for the pyro.

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: DogDiesel on November 14, 2013, 08:18:57 am

I was expecting to see pages of info.    ???
I typed in 'pyrometer' and got one hit.  This one.
What search strings are best used?
Understand as moderators, the potential for repetitve topics, but for the newbie, the search engine must work.

Wayne

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: libbydiesel on November 14, 2013, 09:12:28 am

Try 'EGT gauge'.  You'll get 26 pages of threads...

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: deepgrooves74 on November 16, 2013, 06:18:59 am

I bought mine from McNally... It is a dual gauge for boost and EGT. The boost uses a sensor to read pressure with an analog face, and the EGT uses a probe with a digital readout...

http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com (http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com)

Fairly expensive, but sweet...

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsbfefa0b8.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsffa3fc50.jpg)

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: bbob203 on November 16, 2013, 08:15:06 am

Quote from: deepgrooves74 on November 16, 2013, 06:18:59 am

I bought mine from McNally... It is a dual gauge for boost and EGT. The boost uses a sensor to read pressure with an analog face, and the EGT uses a probe with a digital readout...

http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com (http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com)

Fairly expensive, but sweet...

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsbfefa0b8.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsffa3fc50.jpg)

I dont quite understand how those egt guages read with only xx.x digits  ???

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: deepgrooves74 on November 16, 2013, 08:36:29 am

Quote from: bbob203 on November 16, 2013, 08:15:06 am

Quote from: deepgrooves74 on November 16, 2013, 06:18:59 am

I bought mine from McNally... It is a dual gauge for boost and EGT. The boost uses a sensor to read pressure with an analog face, and the EGT uses a probe with a digital readout...

http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com (http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com)

Fairly expensive, but sweet...

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsbfefa0b8.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk164/deepgrooves74/null_zpsffa3fc50.jpg)

I dont quite understand how those egt guages read with only xx.x digits  ???

It's just a temperature... Reads to 4 digit temps.

This webpage which refers to the gauge that I bought says it is good to 1873 deg F.
You actually had me worried for a minute, and I had to check again. I knew I wouldn't have bought a gauge that would be so limited!
Hopefully I never see those temps!

http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com/egt_fx100_boost.htm (http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com/egt_fx100_boost.htm)

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: 8v-of-fury on November 16, 2013, 08:01:26 pm

Yup, my digital is 4 digits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzfp0dxPlmQ

Title: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: deepgrooves74 on November 16, 2013, 08:04:44 pm

8v that was awesome! Now I want to test mine in the same manner!

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: bbob203 on November 17, 2013, 03:57:07 am

I was thinking where is this going ok ok ok yep he's doing it blow torch time.

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: Gizmoman on November 19, 2013, 05:48:49 am

I used this probe (for EGT) it's very fast.
(http://thesensorconnection.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product/product_files/product_images/EGT%20Probe_Fast%20Response%20Diesel_Exhaust%20Gas%20Temperature_90%20degree.jpg)
http://thesensorconnection.com/egt-probes/all-egt-probes/egt-probe-diesel-biodiesel-fast-response-18-diameter (http://thesensorconnection.com/egt-probes/all-egt-probes/egt-probe-diesel-biodiesel-fast-response-18-diameter)

And this gauge
(http://thesensorconnection.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product/product_files/product_images/MPG-4%20Multi%20Channel%20Digital%20Pyrometer%20Gauge_Front%20Profile_Backlit_2.jpg)
http://thesensorconnection.com/gauges-pyrometers/all-gauges-pyrometers/4-channel-digital-thermocouple-pyrometer-gauge (http://thesensorconnection.com/gauges-pyrometers/all-gauges-pyrometers/4-channel-digital-thermocouple-pyrometer-gauge)

I also have sensors for intake air temp (post IC), water temp, and oil temp. The gauge displays all four in various formats. Cheap - no. Informative - very.

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: bbob203 on November 19, 2013, 05:59:20 am

Your van must be decked out like a airplane.

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: Gizmoman on November 19, 2013, 06:17:49 am

Quote from: bbob203 on November 19, 2013, 05:59:20 am

Your van must be decked out like a airplane.

After a few hits on the libby bong, it feels like one ;D

Title: Re: What and where is a good place to order a pyrometer for 1.6TD?
Post by: Syncroincity on November 20, 2013, 05:32:19 pm

Second on the Micro 1000 (from Aircraft Spruce) or other small probe; it responds instantly.