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HellRaZoR004 · 09-07-2016, 12:40 PM

So when exactly does the engine spike in temperature? What are you doing prior?

To read the exhaust manifold/riser/elbow temperatures I would use a simple IR heat thermometer. https://www.amazon.com/Raytek-MT4-No.../dp/B0002198GY (as an example)

09-07-2016, 12:40 PM	#21
HellRaZoR004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Litchfield/Gilford Posts: 828 Thanks: 233 Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts	So when exactly does the engine spike in temperature? What are you doing prior? To read the exhaust manifold/riser/elbow temperatures I would use a simple IR heat thermometer. https://www.amazon.com/Raytek-MT4-No.../dp/B0002198GY (as an example)