Engine as brakes down a mountain
Our first trip is to Loft mountain, VA,3 adults 2 grandparents, 4 teenagers, and stuff. 27 ' ford conquest by gyulfstream advise is to keep in I low all the way down, use engine as breaks. does that...
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Chandalen wrote:
I know im not the OP, but the comments (minus the Spelling Ninja) were helpful.
I was worried about high RPM when in tow/haul mode, and was just 'afraid to ask.'
Now with a 17 hour trip to Wisconsin with the fiver I'll be in tow/haul and see how it goes!!
No need to worry about high RPM's anymore. All engines are throttle by wire now days. This means your foot is no longer connected to the engine through a cable. It's now connected to a computer which is connected to the engine. The computer makes all the decisions now. The computer won't let the engine get over max RPM.
Ever wonder why there is no "red line" on tachs anymore? This is the reason why. They just are not needed anymore.
