Mountains in Pete 387

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Your driver needs to learn a little PATIENCE!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience




What does he say about coming down the hill??? Put it in low and tap the brake???

 

That truck has plenty of power.... Tell him to take his foot out of it.....

 

Newer trucks run hotter than the older ones did.We used to run 180 or so now 190 to 210 is normal to the top of a hill then it will come back down to 190.

 

Keep the boost under / around 30, be patient eventually he'll get over / thru the hills.

what's a 9 speed rearend? i know of 3.55 rears and other diff. geared rearends but never a 9 s/r/end.

9 s/r/e is more of a ref. to the type of transmission.

happy trails to your driver.

 

The make and model have nothing to do with it. You have good power and the perfect tranny for the mountains.

1st off talk to your driver and find out if he has ever driven a truck made after 2004. Trucks made before 2004 with out the EGR Tech ran cooler. 180 was normal. Now they run 190-200 and the fan doesn't come on till 210. In fact the warmer the engine the better it will run.

2nd if you have a fan switch in the truck disconnect it. Many old timers still think you need to run that fan till the temp comes down to 180. The only thing that does is waste fuel. The truck has an auto switch and will turn the fan on at 210 and off at 195.

3rd he needs to keep his foot out of it. Engines made after 2004 should never be taken higher then 1600 rpm's. They run best at around 1300-1400 and can be lugged down to 1100 with no problem. Every time you shift that tranny you are burning fuel. Never shift down before 1200 and up asap. 1300 and 1500 is where most shifts are done. The engine torque does not drop off at the lower rpm's.

I hope this helps him drive better and you save some money. But be ready for an argument. Some old timers just can make the change.

 

I agree. It sounds like he's got the pedal mashed to the floor and if he would back off just a tad he would bring the temp down on the turbo and wouldn't loose any power.

 

Why would he be messing with the fan switch? Does he think it's going to add any pulling power? I say leave the switch alone and let the truck work for you.