Colorado Avalanche

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:22:16 -0700, Albert <amlasonz@m>
wrote:

>Apparently from the time I bought the pickup new the fan clutch
>didn't work. I had had problems with it overheating at times before.

I never had problems with him overheating, it appears to be the first
time he was ever taxed that hard.

It was a very very hot day too.

Hunter

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:17:22 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
wrote:

>
>My truck will run 92 mph against the governor. With or without the
>trailer. And if that scares some off you, then stay on the blue roads.

Do you have a governor on your truck? Do I?

Hunter

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:55:51 -0500, Hunter wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:17:22 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>My truck will run 92 mph against the governor. With or without the
>>trailer. And if that scares some off you, then stay on the blue roads.
>
> Do you have a governor on your truck? Do I?
>
> Hunter

What Ram said. Diesels are usually RPM limited. Your '99 is probably
only rpm limited. My '01 looks at the load. Unloaded, i.e. not towing,
level ground, the governor kicks in at ~3200 rpms. Loaded it may allow it
to go as high as 38-4000 rpms.

Depends on how hard you are accelerating and the load on the truck.



--
Frank Tabor
Woman was God's second mistake.
-- Nietzsche

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:05:19 +0000, RAM³ wrote:

> Hunter <HHamp5246@> wrote in news:f5g3q292n5inf3kd7op81t61h0evqisk7q@
> :
>
>> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:17:22 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>My truck will run 92 mph against the governor. With or without the
>>>trailer. And if that scares some off you, then stay on the blue roads.
>>
>> Do you have a governor on your truck? Do I?
>>
>> Hunter
>>
>
>
> You probably do - as a part of the engine's computer.
>
> My Dodge's computer(s) limit it to ~115 or thereabouts.
>
> Many recent engines have both RPM limitations and top speed limitations -
> unless somebody has used a "programmer" to extend those limits beyond the
> point where the engine/drivetrain would fail anyway.

What gears do you have? Mine are 4.10:1, hence the lower speed. 92 mph
is 3200 rpms.

--
Frank Tabor
All celebrity voices impersonated.

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:00:48 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
wrote:

>
>Depends on how hard you are accelerating and the load on the truck.

I want him to live forever so I don't drag race him.... especially
with the trailer behind me. <g>

Hunter

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 08:09:09 -0800, "Frank Howell" <fphowell@msn.com>
wrote:

>> Do you have a governor on your truck? Do I?
>>
>> Hunter
>
>Well if the governor was Schwarzenegger, wouldn't you know it?

Well yeah..... I think so. Maybe...

Hunter

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:30:03 -0500, Hunter wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:00:48 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Depends on how hard you are accelerating and the load on the truck.
>
> I want him to live forever so I don't drag race him.... especially
> with the trailer behind me. <g>
>
> Hunter

Running about 60 mph, when I start up a hill, the transmission is going to
downshift. It goes back to 3rd, and until the torque converter locks up
the rpms will approach 33-3400. Once the torque converter locks up again
rpms will drop back. If the Cruise control is set higher, say 70, then
the rpms will climb back to 3400 then it will shift into 4th.

If the computer didn't allow the rpms to rise that high, it would never
develop enough speed to get back into 4th until the road levels.

The factory red line on your motor is much higher than the tach shows
graphicly. Look in your owners manual and will tell you the rpms to not
exceed when downshifting. When pulling a load, the computer will not
allow it to over speed, but it will allow it to go higher in rpms than it
will when you are not towing. When you aren't towing the higher rpms are
not needed.

The GMS and Dodge engines all do this.

--
Frank Tabor
....[Linux's] capacity to talk via any medium except smoke signals.
-- Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:23:43 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
wrote:

>
>Running about 60 mph, when I start up a hill, the transmission is going to
>downshift. It goes back to 3rd, and until the torque converter locks up
>the rpms will approach 33-3400. Once the torque converter locks up again
>rpms will drop back. If the Cruise control is set higher, say 70, then
>the rpms will climb back to 3400 then it will shift into 4th.

Do you use cruise control on steep hills? I was told not to, and I
never do.

Hunter

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:29:12 -0500, Hunter wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:23:43 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Running about 60 mph, when I start up a hill, the transmission is going to
>>downshift. It goes back to 3rd, and until the torque converter locks up
>>the rpms will approach 33-3400. Once the torque converter locks up again
>>rpms will drop back. If the Cruise control is set higher, say 70, then
>>the rpms will climb back to 3400 then it will shift into 4th.
>
> Do you use cruise control on steep hills? I was told not to, and I
> never do.
>
> Hunter

Always. Why not? The engine and transmission are smarter than we are.
It knows when it needs to shift.

If you get more than 10 mph behind the setting it will kick out anyway.
If the manufacturer didn't want you to use CC on uphills, they wouldn't
have put CC on in the first place.

--
Frank Tabor
If I felt any more SOPHISTICATED I would DIE of EMBARRASSMENT!

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:01:54 -0000, Frank Tabor <ftabor@>
wrote:

>
>Always. Why not? The engine and transmission are smarter than we are.
>It knows when it needs to shift. >

Partially because my exhaust brake has to be turned off to use my
cruise. The other reason is I don't really like cruise control unless
my leg is hurting. Then I'll take off the exhaust brake and set the
cruise so I can move my leg into a comfortable position for a while.
>
>If you get more than 10 mph behind the setting it will kick out anyway.
>If the manufacturer didn't want you to use CC on uphills, they wouldn't
>have put CC on in the first place.>

I don't know about the manufacturer but the service manager at the
Flagstaff Ford said not to use it on steep hills... especially when
towing.

Hunter