windrush:
coomsey:
Exceptional foresight scuppered by a bit of short term thinking possibly? In the mid 70s Les a mechanic said to me that if a diesel engine could do more than 2100 rpm it would eventually destroy itself. Is that nonsense? I ask cos the V8 n the 500 ,of which I had 3 of, would be in the frame. Cheers PaulMaybe some of the larger diesel engines wouldn’t like high rpm’s Paul but engines like the BMC 3.8/5.7 and Bedfords own truck engines ran around the 2700 rpm range without blowing themselves to pieces, well not every day at least!
My Rolls 265Li revved around the 1950-2000 mark the same as a Gardner 6LXB/LXC.
Pete.
Forgive me for this. In my head I’m assuming more revs more stress, heat n wear. Is that an amateurs view of it