Red line on 258
06-06-2004, 10:17 PM
#34
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Re: Red line on 258
I found this:
<URL:http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=104016>
Which claims that the red line on the 258 is 3500. I find that kinda
curious, since the diesels that drive the generator sets I work with run
at 3600.
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> Red Line is a number that you really want to express too low as opposed to
> too high.
>
> When you don't know where Red Line is supposed to be, set your tach at the
> lowest number you can find. Since the 258 is a long stroke motor, it does
> not spin very fast. I think that 3200 number that you found is as good a
> guess as any. Since the motor protests loudly at that speed, it makes sense
> to not push it any further.
>
>
>
> "Shamus O Hire" <fruitmn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:NQ_vc.79608$0P7.76473@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> > I was wondering what the red line / max RPM for this motor is. My friend
> > and I tried to look it up in a couple of books but the closest thing we
> got
> > was 3200 rpms.
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Shamus
> > 80 CJ-5
> > bla bla bla
> > +++
> >
> >
>
>
>
06-06-2004, 10:17 PM
#35
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Re: Red line on 258
I found this:
<URL:http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=104016>
Which claims that the red line on the 258 is 3500. I find that kinda
curious, since the diesels that drive the generator sets I work with run
at 3600.
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> Red Line is a number that you really want to express too low as opposed to
> too high.
>
> When you don't know where Red Line is supposed to be, set your tach at the
> lowest number you can find. Since the 258 is a long stroke motor, it does
> not spin very fast. I think that 3200 number that you found is as good a
> guess as any. Since the motor protests loudly at that speed, it makes sense
> to not push it any further.
>
>
>
> "Shamus O Hire" <fruitmn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:NQ_vc.79608$0P7.76473@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> > I was wondering what the red line / max RPM for this motor is. My friend
> > and I tried to look it up in a couple of books but the closest thing we
> got
> > was 3200 rpms.
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Shamus
> > 80 CJ-5
> > bla bla bla
> > +++
> >
> >
>
>
>
06-06-2004, 10:17 PM
#36
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Posts: n/a
Re: Red line on 258
I found this:
<URL:http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=104016>
Which claims that the red line on the 258 is 3500. I find that kinda
curious, since the diesels that drive the generator sets I work with run
at 3600.
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> Red Line is a number that you really want to express too low as opposed to
> too high.
>
> When you don't know where Red Line is supposed to be, set your tach at the
> lowest number you can find. Since the 258 is a long stroke motor, it does
> not spin very fast. I think that 3200 number that you found is as good a
> guess as any. Since the motor protests loudly at that speed, it makes sense
> to not push it any further.
>
>
>
> "Shamus O Hire" <fruitmn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:NQ_vc.79608$0P7.76473@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> > I was wondering what the red line / max RPM for this motor is. My friend
> > and I tried to look it up in a couple of books but the closest thing we
> got
> > was 3200 rpms.
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Shamus
> > 80 CJ-5
> > bla bla bla
> > +++
> >
> >
>
>
>
06-06-2004, 10:17 PM
#37
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Posts: n/a
Re: Red line on 258
I found this:
<URL:http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=104016>
Which claims that the red line on the 258 is 3500. I find that kinda
curious, since the diesels that drive the generator sets I work with run
at 3600.
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> Red Line is a number that you really want to express too low as opposed to
> too high.
>
> When you don't know where Red Line is supposed to be, set your tach at the
> lowest number you can find. Since the 258 is a long stroke motor, it does
> not spin very fast. I think that 3200 number that you found is as good a
> guess as any. Since the motor protests loudly at that speed, it makes sense
> to not push it any further.
>
>
>
> "Shamus O Hire" <fruitmn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:NQ_vc.79608$0P7.76473@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com...
> > I was wondering what the red line / max RPM for this motor is. My friend
> > and I tried to look it up in a couple of books but the closest thing we
> got
> > was 3200 rpms.
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Shamus
> > 80 CJ-5
> > bla bla bla
> > +++
> >
> >
>
>
>
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