EGTs don't matter. Sure you don't mean CHTs? What temps. were you seeing?

Whoops. Right you are.

IIRC, you can modify alarm limits. Check the manual.

Roger that.

This despite my most careful power reduction, which (obviously) wasn't
slow enough.

Does the bird have cowl flaps?

Nope.
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