Needing advice on keeping an engine good

I appreciate you saying that. I am new but yes i have thought about driving a truck for 2 years in preperation for when he bought one. I try not to take it lightly and try to keep the mindset that little puddlejumpers can always slow down and deal with it, im 75k pounds and hauling money so i have to think about my load and not their comfort. Im gonna keep trying 1700 before upshifts. On the last run i did i tried that and i could tell i kept boost up much better and if'n i couldve gotten to 1750 i proly wouldnt dropped to 1400. I ran outta room before the hill. The only thing i get mad about mostly is my shifting. I understand floatin gears and did it on the gas trucks. Going up thru the gears i can go smooth without much noise but sometimes i just dont time it right and she grinds so i gotta slowly work the rpms till ifeel her want to go. Going down tends to be more of a ride lol. I domt wamt to hurt the tranny but with all the hills and intersections i just cant bring myself to double clutching. My knees ache just thinking bout kickin that much.

 

Oh man idk if would take the challenge of vaseline mudd yet but i try and think bout whats gonna happen before it happens so i can think thru what to do. On the hills i do try and shift early. Learmed that the hard way with gas trucks. 466 gasser with a 4 speed. God that truck killed me. Split shift like the devil and pray the vacuum would shift fast enough before you rolled back on the hill

 

Well i tell ya what, that makes a difference. In 9th i never could get her up to 1750 before a hill because of the route im taking bu even at 1650 i could tell a difference. The boost stays up betweem gears it seems and just kicks in faster. Ill have to haul some grain to town here soon and thats when ill notice more proly. Lately when trying to get to highway speeds ive noticed that in 9th and 10th it just seems to lack the power and i thought trouble mightve been brewing but now i have some thing to try. Thank you guys and ill try and keep you updated

 

That articale was a good read man. Really appreciate that link. Very informative and useful for all engines no matter the fuel type

 

@x1Heavy i am having trouble finding the serial plates. None on the valve cover