Negoitiating hills with BB

[Curt Sprenger]

Jerry,

Going UP hill or Down hill...The 92 series engine was designed to run all day at or near max RPMs.  Running at Detroit stated max RPMs will not hurt it. Just keep it at or just below max RPS and all should be fine. Watch the two trans. temp gauges. and do not exceed maximum operating temperature. Use the brakes in conjunction with the retarder and down shift as needed. It's a marital thing...got to spend time with the girl and get used to it while monitoring all this.


I leave the trans. Retarded in the "active" or "ON" position all the times.

Watch ythe engine temperature when climbing hills and turn on the Fan Override if the engine temperature is getting close to 190 degrees.


Other will chime in and provide more info.   

Enjoy your trip.

Curt Sprenger

1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"

Anaheim Hills, CA
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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 7:32 PM, jburgessx2 <"jburgessx2@yahoo.com"> wrote:

I'm getting ready to take my Bird on a trip from SoCal to Oregon. I haven't really driven hills too much and was looking for some advice on how the coach handles on hills and how to control the speed (if necessary). I have an 85 PT40 with the 6V92 and transmission retarder. Does down shifting help control the speed going down hill without increasing the rpm's too much? Should the retarder be used rather than down shifting?



I really don't want to over rev the engine or stress the retarder too much so I need some tips on how best to control a BB on the hills.



Thanks.



Jerry

85 PT40