Penissular EGT probe installation...

[tomcat rio]

dont' put it where i put it. its down stream of the after cooler and the gas is too cool. looks like i have to drill a hole in the crossover manifold and put it there. anybody else have one for their peninsular, if so do you find it useful?
its the probe on the black elbow just aft of the large square brass nut.
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its probably not really a 'have to have', but i've gotten used to a lot of gauges.
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my previous instrument panel:
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[Mariner]

Our Cat gives the EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature, for those that don't know) on the digital readout. Nice to have, as it will give you a heads up to something that is not right.

[jcollins]

Since I'm new to this stuff, I can ask a stupid question.
Why would I want to know the Exhaust Gas temp?

[tomcat rio]

...something like a burned out valve. it would be apparent on an egt gage much earlier than oil pressure or water temp...
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not a 'need to have' but a 'cool to have'.