Hi,
I have owned Mr K for many years and had his motor reconditioned (now 2.1L type 4) a year or so ago, so there is plenty of torque (its all relative of course
). Many times when driving I find, on a gentle hill at say 60km 4 gear means the engine is handling it ok but working hard, whereas 3rd gear means he is revving fairly high ( sorry about all the generalities)
So.......my question is .....is it ok to let the engine operate under obvious load for short distances or go for the higher revs to take the load off it and suffer the higher revs (and wear?) My understanding is as its air cooled, labouring at low revs means less air cooling from the fan which pushes engine temp up and increases strain on engine components.
cheers
I have owned Mr K for many years and had his motor reconditioned (now 2.1L type 4) a year or so ago, so there is plenty of torque (its all relative of course
). Many times when driving I find, on a gentle hill at say 60km 4 gear means the engine is handling it ok but working hard, whereas 3rd gear means he is revving fairly high ( sorry about all the generalities)So.......my question is .....is it ok to let the engine operate under obvious load for short distances or go for the higher revs to take the load off it and suffer the higher revs (and wear?) My understanding is as its air cooled, labouring at low revs means less air cooling from the fan which pushes engine temp up and increases strain on engine components.
cheers