i can't believe it...i got my guages installed myself

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well they're in and WORKING... i used the DiPricol boost/egt... i did not have the time to wire in the lights yet and it was a bugger to get them in(that rubber grommet in the firewall is a killer). . i hope finding that 5amp illumination fuse is not too difficult... i must confess i did not have the nerve to drill pre-turbo. . i sat there this morning for an hour mulling it over and chickened out and went for the exhaust elbow... all i could think of was screwing the drilling and tapping up and all of those shavings going down into the manifold and missing some with the magnet and zapping the turbo, so i wussied out and drilled the elbow... . anyways i do not haul very much, so i think everything will be cool... on a test run @ 65mph the boost was about 8 and the egt about 500, so if i add the 300 or so for the location difference the egt would be about 800... i guess that is acceptable... thanks to all who gave me comments and advise... later #ad


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'94 2500 4x4 3:54 auto prime-loc tst #6/230 egt/boost

 

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Hay Dustoff,

It's great doing your own accessories, isn't it. Saves money, pride in workmanship and you know how it works.

I installed all my accessories/improvements and am getting ready to install painless wiring and ISSPRO diesel thermal sutdown kit.

Keep on accessorising! #ad


Wiredawg

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2000 4X4 SLT QC 8' bed; 6 spd, 3. 54 ; BD exhaust brake and 4" exhaust syst; TST PM2; Airlift Super Duty rear air bags; RS 9000 shocks; pyro/boost gauges in 2 gauge a-pillar mount; back preasure gauge mounted under dash; KN air filter; Brown's Welding brush/grill guard, rear bumper & headache rack; nerf bars and aluminum roll top rear cover, Warn front receiver and Hadley air horns, 20K Reese hitch.

 

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Wiredawg,

How does the ISSPRO diesel thermal shutdown kit compare to the Diesel Turbo Life Saver in Geno's catalog. I have been thinking of getting the DTLS because I am getting tired of sitting in the truck for 2 minutes everytime I stop.

Thanks in advance for the info!


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Lyndon Hendry

2001 2500 QC LB ETH/DEE 3. 55RE Patriot Blue
Pop-Up Hitch, Stock engine except for MIA blow-by-bottle

"An oil burner for the hay burners. "

 

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I also installed my own gauges on Friday. It looked tough and scary at first but I just went slow and was very careful. They look great on the "A" pillar. Geno's unit does a nice job. The wiring was easy but I am still waiting to drill for the thermocouple. I want to go pre- but do not want to remove the turbo. The magnet makes me nervous. Not sure what to do. #ad
Need to screw my courage to the stickin place and get it done... . The VDO transmission temp and boost gauge work great and look cool at night. I also took out the silencer ring. That was the easiest thing I have done so far.

Any hints on drilling the EGT "hole" without removing the turbo??? Any success stories?

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Mark Schlueter
2001, QC, 4x4, ETC, K&N, White sport package. Kodiak Sidewinder Steps (front and rear). Mag Hytec diff. cover. Wet Okole seat covers with Rams head logo. VDO Vision Gauges. Three hole "A" pillar mount from Geno's. Mag Hytec Trans pan on order.

 

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My wife "left" when I did my SPA DG111, thermo couple pre-turbo.

CAREFUL SLOW DRILLING AND TAPPING, LOADED BOTH BIT AND TAP W/ VASOLINE REPEATED TO CATCH SHAVINGS AND CHASED W/ MAGNET AS WELL.

No Turbo removal for me... just a hole in an exhaust manifold and one in the A-pillar trim... . NOTHING QUITE LIKE DRILLING HOLES IN A PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL AND BRAND NEW $35K+ RIG.

LOVED EVERY AGONIZING MINUTE OF IT!

Max

 

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dustoff... I have the same gauges, plus their oil temp gauge. I had the same concerns about drilling the manifold and decided to remove the turbo pre-drilling. Many will say "not needed". I just did it for peace of mind. Anyway, it really is a great feeling when your done and know that you did it yourself. I don't think you will be real happy with the egt. gauge when you illuminate same at night, very hard to read, unless DiPricol has changed their egt. gauge since my purchase. That's my only complaint with the DiPricol gauge.
I tapped into the #5 mini fuse for the power source for the gauges, it allow you to dim the gauge lights along with the dash lights.

Scott W.

White 2001. 5 3500 ETH/DEE 4X4 Quad cab SLT,tow package and camper prep,Husky liners front and rear,DiPricol pyro,boost and oil temp gauges,Edge EZ,Mopar tonneau,Lund bug shield,PM tractor utility back up lights,Penda bed mat and blow by bottle is bye bye !!! I love the smell of diesel in the morning, it reminds me of... . VICTORY !!!
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Also installed my combo gauge today,very easy just love doing things myself. SHLEETS go for it,i installed mine pre turbo just use some axle grease on the drill bit and tap,i also had the wife hold the wet-dry vac next to the bit when drilling it even sucked the grease off,no shavings..... A few beers helped #ad
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01,2500,2wd,Auto,3. 54,Med Bronze,Tan Leather,All Options,Mag-Hytec Diff cover,DD4",Line-X(BOMBED)Soooonnn

 

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Eventer,
Check out https://www.turbodieselregister.com/ubb//Forum3/HTML/000507.html for info on the ISSPro turbo temp monitor. The big difference between it and the Diesel life saver is that it monitors the actual post turbo EGT and shuts down when a safe temp is reached. The life saver is simply a timer.



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-Steve St. Laurent - President of the Great Lakes TDR
'98 QC LB (CMNSPWR), 4x4, ISB, 5sp, 4. 10 LSD, TST Powermax, 275hp RV injectors, SW fuel pressure gauge, BD exhaust brake, Isspro turbo temp monitor, front Draw-Tite receiver, rear Draw-Tite class V receiver, BFG 285/75R16 AT KO's, (all the common stuff clipped)

 

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Steve,

Thanks for the post and thread. First of all let me say I am electrically challenged so what you did, I understood, but I don't think I could bring myself to do this. With my luck, I would blow up my batteries the first time I started the truck after the install!

However, just in case I can screw up the courage, a question...

I like the looks of the SPA guages (EGT/Boost). If I purchased the applicable sensor(s), would this work with your diagram?

Thanks!


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Lyndon Hendry

2001 2500 QC LB ETH/DEE 3. 55RE Patriot Blue
Pop-Up Hitch, Stock engine except for MIA blow-by-bottle

"An oil burner for the hay burners. "

 

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I'm not that familiar with the SPA gauges. DavidVT and MCrossley were working on that at one time using my schematic but I'm not sure if they got it done or not. You might try emailing them. DavidVT posted in that message so you can get his email address there.

-Steve

 

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OK folks:
How in the world did you get the wires past the fiber cover under the dash and fire-wall?I poked, shoved, stabbed,jiggled pushed, and have not gotten the coathanger to a point of being seen under the dash. So I stopped that project and went to another. Help! I need some assistance on this one.
Thanks #ad

Preston

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96 3500, Black SLT, 5 speed, turbo diesel, , with US Gear overdrive, Rhino liner, Reese 15,000 lb. fifth wheel hitch, US Gear de-celarator exhaust brake, muffler elimination kit, Amsoil lub. , Mag-hytec rear cover, dual-remote by-pass filters, and Roadmaster Active system

 

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Turbo thom,try going through the rubber gromment just to the left of the clutch pedal,that's were i went on my 95,it's the one with all the wires.

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01,2500,2wd,Auto,3. 54,Med Bronze,Tan Leather,All Options,Mag-Hytec Diff cover,DD4",Westach combo, Line-X(BOMBED)Soooonnn

 

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well i got the power hooked up and things went ok... they illuminate well at night and BIGSAINT you are right, the egt is not easy to read... . the orange needle does not illuminate like the boost guage needle does... i am a little disappointed in that... you would think dipricol could make them the same so to give the same look... but other than that they are working ok... thanks all... cya

 

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I drilled slowly... . nervously... . and used a magnet and a shop vac and more magnets. I tapped slowly... . nervously... and used a magnet and a shop vac. Unbelieveable!!! It works! Thanks for the help and the encouragement.

Note: The VDO Vision series EGT gauge illuminates almost exactly like the factory gauges.

Thanks again. I love this TDR forum.

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Mark Schlueter
2001, QC, 4x4, ETC, K&N, White sport package. Kodiak Sidewinder Steps (front and rear). Mag Hytec diff. cover. Wet Okole seat covers with Rams head logo. VDO Vision Gauges. Three hole "A" pillar mount from Geno's. Mag Hytec Trans pan on order.

 

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I know what ya mean about the DiProcal EGT needle not lighting up. Not a real big deal, they look a heck of a lot better than the ISSPRO's I had I had first.

Didn't even think to look at the VDO's

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99' Qcab, 4x4, auto, chrome nerf bars, VA, Boost elbow, DiProcal Pillar mount gauges, 16X8 Eagle wheels, Dunlop 285/75 AT's

 

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Piers of BD stated in another posting the following regarding the post turbo readings.

"The old rule of 300 degrees difference is only somewhat accurate on an engine producing 20 lbs or less of boost. Once you get above 20lbs boost add 10 degrees for every lb of boost plus the 300. "

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92-LE,4x4,5spd,3. 54,Borgeson steering shaft, Tach,Isspro Pyro & Boost, 16cm2, PW injectors