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Originally Posted by fisherman
Thank you very much Jack and Lars.... Your knowledge has been passed on to me, and I now know what to do when I finally get my truck back!
Also for Jack, nothing was taken personally  I was more mad at myself for such a stupid mistake 
Lesson well learned |
Trouble is, it's not so much a mistake as a lack of knowledge. And, Ford doesn't really make getting this knowledge easy. If I were Ford, I'd publish the safe limits of the engine and transmission, just like tire manufacturers do for tires. Then, if you exceed those limits, you have only yourself to blame
I suspect, they've fallen into the thought process of "The computer will take care of everything, so we don't have to worry about painting a redline on the tach.", and similar arguments. I've seen people post similar crap in other forums, i.e., "Why worry about the maximum engine temperature? The computer takes care of it all, and will shut you down before you get there. Just be happy and drive".
And, to be honest, I'm not even sure of the 5400 RPM TC balloon figure. It just happens to be what Mike Troyer posted a long time back and no one seems to want to say it's wrong.
- Jack