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Yeah, I never understood that piece of mythology....
In Response To: Diesels need not cruise at 80-90% ()
after all, there are several orders of magnitude more light diesels in cars and trucks the world around than in boats. These are definitely not run at 80 or 90% throttle, and they last a very long time.
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- Diesels need not cruise at 80-90%
- Post that here Larry. link below.
- He said that it's "rated"...
- I get it now. I agree with him then.
- Yup, your engine is rated for "pleasure duty"..
- I get it now. I agree with him then.
- Diesel engines
- He said that it's "rated"...
- Yeah, I never understood that piece of mythology....
- I was told last year that a raw water cooled diesel run in salt water is finished after 10 hours.
- We cruise at 1,600 rpm
- Post that here Larry. link below.
