VT 365 Turbo Dump
Since driving a large diesel is new to me, this may be old hat to some, but might benefit some others. I have been a little concerned about the turbo dump noise our engine makes. I have been assured by International that it is ok, but I still don't like it much. I discovered this past weekend, that I can greatly infuence the amount of "dumping" my engine does. I was driving in the mountains of Colorado, where we do most of our camping, and on nearly each hill it would dump several times. I noticed that on the dirt roads we were on, that I never got past 40 mph, and most of the dumping occured just at the top of a hill or anytime the transmission shifted to 5th, and this coincided with me letting off the throtle a bit. So, I put the trany in 4th and eliminated at least 80% of the problem. The engine does not work hard in 4th at 35 or 40 and I like it lots better. Also, if I am careful to stay on the throttle as the rig shifts, no turbo dump. It still happens some, but any where near the frequency before.
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