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Old 02-20-2023, 12:13 AM
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AFAIK the main idea behind the controlled thermostat is to lower combustion temps in order to meet Nox emissions specs without using an EGR valve(bonus for cost and reliability). So what ever time the DME drops the temp is probably what is needed to average the Nox emissions to meet spec.
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