DanW
Well-Known Member
All true. But you won't overheat or hurt the 3.6 doing that. It can take it.Excellent points about regearing. I don't think that I ever heard him mention doing that.
Hopefully WOT under load up a steep grade at altitude isn't required with the torque of the diesel, but in a stock 3.6L manual JLUR you have no choice. With a ~1,500 lb trailer the engine is either screaming in pain to hold its speed at the very top of 3rd or it's unusably bogging down if you try to save it by putting it into 4th.
Slightly off topic, but your comment triggered that flashback.
I have to believe that Brad's diesel had some kind of problem that could have been found and fixed. I cannot imagine it would have that overheating problem without something being amiss.
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