I have a stock truck and no extra gages. I have been going under the same impression as DonWarkentin, if I'm not loosing speed I can't be hurting anything. I normally have a light load, for the trucks capability, a slide in camper that weights around 1400lbs and sometimes a trailer that loaded weights 2000lbs. I can pull most ever hill in my area in overdrive in cruise and not loose speed. Other times when I'm in flat areas I might idle along in OD at lower speeds (suburban areas) at as low as 1200 rpm, I can push the go peddle and it accelerates, not fast, if I need fast I down shift.
So am I hurting anything? Do I really need gauges for my kind of driving?
I have a stock truck and no extra gages. I have been going under the same impression as DonWarkentin, if I'm not loosing speed I can't be hurting anything. I normally have a light load, for the trucks capability, a slide in camper that weights around 1400lbs and sometimes a trailer that loaded weights 2000lbs. I can pull most ever hill in my area in overdrive in cruise and not loose speed. Other times when I'm in flat areas I might idle along in OD at lower speeds (suburban areas) at as low as 1200 rpm, I can push the go peddle and it accelerates, not fast, if I need fast I down shift.
So am I hurting anything? Do I really need gauges for my kind of driving?
Jeb
No, you don't really need gauges for your kind of driving. It is highly unlikely that you will hurt anything with those light loads and your driving style. However, if you want an extra margin of safety, you could add an egt gauge if you so desire. Its up to you.
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2001 F350 XLT 4X4, shift on the fly, 38 gal fuel tank, running boards, sliding rear window, black, crew cab, long bed, 4.10, automatic transmission, 11,500 gvwr, 20,000 gcwr, 7500 gvw, dual rear wheels, 7.3l turbo diesel, completely stock, 114,00 miles when purchased, now has 125,000 miles, repairs so far: starter, batteries, cps.
2005 Nomad Rampage toyhauler made by Skyline. 11,500lb gvwr.
Thanks Don. That what I thought, but this diesel power is still pretty new to me. My son drives his a lot harder and keeps telling me I should add gauges.
if the truck is stock you can use at ford's torque charts, if enhanced you could have it dyno'd to see at what rpm peak torque arrives, its perfectly safe to let the load pull the rpm down to peak torque, as long as the egt does not go past your max temp.( others with more experience elsewhere suggest 1350 max continuous for a preturbo temp probe. you would be surprised how much harder any engine pulls when its down at peak torque, been driving cats cummmins and detroits that way for years it sure saves a lot of shifting. with 18 gears to play with and about 500-1000 shifts per day i prefer not shifting if its not neccessary. generally when you drop down to peak the vehicle speed will stabilize and stop dropping
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