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06-20-2013, 06:07 PM | #1 |
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Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
I was informed by one of our club model A gurus that it was not good to rev the engine up in neutral. He said you need to have the engine under load when running higher rpms. Appreciate your input .Thanks
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06-20-2013, 06:13 PM | #2 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
Someone says that you can't run the engine at 900 RPMs in neutral. Really. I think someone is pulling someones leg, I'll let you determine which one.
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06-20-2013, 07:57 PM | #3 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
Did he happen to say why?? You can't believe everything someone tells you, but if it's on the internet it has to be true (chuckle, chuckle).
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06-20-2013, 08:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
1000 RPM is OK, but other than a quick blip of the throttle I don't like to go high revs in neutral. When the engine is under load it's compressing more air, which helps to cushion the sudden direction change of the piston at the end of the stroke.
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06-20-2013, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
I would think it would be better to run it at a fast idle than a slow idle.
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06-20-2013, 09:16 PM | #7 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
Does not make sense. I can see no reason this can do any harm. Bill
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06-20-2013, 09:20 PM | #8 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
I need to charge my AC which requires the engine to turn about 800 - 900 rpm before the compressor starts working .
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
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06-21-2013, 06:03 AM | #10 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
Won't hurt a thing.
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06-21-2013, 06:33 AM | #11 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
has others have said maybe the guru bumped his head
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06-21-2013, 10:34 AM | #12 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
I wouldn't call 800-900 rpm "Reving-it-up". 1500-2000 would be!
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06-21-2013, 10:39 AM | #13 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
800-900 RPM would just be a fast idle. Some performance cams need to idle at that rate.
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06-21-2013, 10:48 AM | #14 |
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
Both of my 2012 cars idle at 750rpm. Before anyone attacks modern engines, these little 1.4 liter engines peak torque at 1700rpm and hold it to 5500rpm so I wouldn't say they are bad.
Anyway, my feelings are the model A's engine could run at 1000rpm 24\7 with no load on it with a little timing advance and the proper fuel mixture. |
06-21-2013, 02:28 PM | #15 |
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My engine builder of inserted engine told me to button it up, crank it , if no leaks idle up to 1400 rpm and let it run for 10 hrs while keeping a close watch on it . His directions to me were after that, it is now fully broke in . Fooled me but he was correct. Pushing on 55,000 miles in 4 years have fun modelAtony Lafayette, LA
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Re: Running engine at 800-900 rpm in neutral
After I had my stock engine reconditioned professionally I imagined I heard a bearing knock so I took it back to the reconditioner. After listening to it for a while at slow speed in neutral he increased it to maximum revs and held it there for about 10 seconds. I was horrified and thought he was ruining a new engine by doing that. He then looked at me and said "Nope, nothing wrong there". That was about 20,000 miles ago and she is still going strong.
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"The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot confirm their validity."
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Next, what about the exhaust stroke? On every other revolution of the crankshaft, your pistons are coming up to top dead center and suddenly changing direction without the benefit of any "cushioning" effect! |
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