6.4L towing break in 50 mph vs 60 mph
First, a little background. I just got my new truck last Friday. I've broken my engine in properly for the first 300 miles and will have 500 miles on it by Wednesday. Ok, I cheated a little and had to...
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For some with the 50-55 in a 60 mph zone. Really no different than the towing limit of 60 on interstates, where the car limit is 70 imho. You go into the right lane, and drive at the slower speeds.
As I noted earlier, as some others have pointed out better later. The key initially is not doing a constant speed for a long time, but varying the speed during break in. No cruise, if in a pack doing 60'ish, speed up a bit, when the pack leaves, slow down to 55 or so. Then speed up a bit when another pack goes thru. Some of this will depend on if driing thru downtown Seattle or Bellevue. One could be going 35 in the middle of the day, or on a 2 lane north or south of Everett and Olympia to the state borders, or East of Issaquah towards Spokane on I90 where the roads are down to 2 sometimes 3 lanes. Few vehicles. So going 50-55 in these stretches is not as big of a deal as some will say. These stretches are also where it is legal to do 70 in a car.
Choose the poison, there is not a right or wrong answer, other than, it depends!
Marty
As I noted earlier, as some others have pointed out better later. The key initially is not doing a constant speed for a long time, but varying the speed during break in. No cruise, if in a pack doing 60'ish, speed up a bit, when the pack leaves, slow down to 55 or so. Then speed up a bit when another pack goes thru. Some of this will depend on if driing thru downtown Seattle or Bellevue. One could be going 35 in the middle of the day, or on a 2 lane north or south of Everett and Olympia to the state borders, or East of Issaquah towards Spokane on I90 where the roads are down to 2 sometimes 3 lanes. Few vehicles. So going 50-55 in these stretches is not as big of a deal as some will say. These stretches are also where it is legal to do 70 in a car.
Choose the poison, there is not a right or wrong answer, other than, it depends!
Marty
