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Originally Posted by RickB
How long is a piece of string?
The engine manufacturer assigns a load factor ratiing to the engine and it states those limitations.
There is normally a "maximum continuous power" number in the specifications. If you want to know why, there are lots of academic studies available that go into great detail on what wears how much and why under different loading conditions.
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A piece of string is twice as long as half it's length.
I have heard you should run a diesel up to WOT every so often just to blow it out. Blow out the carbon built up.
Is this bad advice?
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