Otto, Just a thought but have you checked to make sure the exhaust heat flapper hasn't gotten stuck??? That could divert a continuous load of excess hot exhaust on your intake and from what I have read can add to the operating temps. Your temp increase under load is what brought this to mind.


~ Dan
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