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Old 01-27-2010, 09:18 PM
leathermang leathermang is offline
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Having the pedal on the floor on a diesel engine is not like having it on the floor of a gasser..
Your fuel application and engine speed are closely connected mechanically through the injection pump.
That is one reason our engines are so economical. You can not get the fuel to air ratio too far away from the right ratio. You can affect the rpm at which you shift the manual transmission of course... and somewhere in the Factory Shop manual it spells out the most economical speeds to shift the car at.... it will also spell out exactly what those little marks on the speedo are for.
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