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Old 01-12-2021, 07:13 PM   #76 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Originally Posted by ps2fixer View Post
Gas engines are pretty easy to tell when they are lugging, but for a diesel, I haven't really had the experience. It seems like it just runs a bit more ruff when I shift too early.
I could be wrong but my rule of thumb is just keep the RPM's over 1,000. If lower than that then it's not a good idea to put much foot into the accelerator: that is I keep it at no more than half load or less. But at 1,000 and up I feel flooring it is ok.
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