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reggie

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Gear shifts
« on: August 09, 2010, 20:10:51 »
At what rpm should gears shift, Up and Down, Just want to check mine are something like.  ???
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Re: Gear shifts
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2010, 10:34:25 »
The tic marks on the spedo are the maxumims, otherwise it depends on the load.
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Benz Dr.

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Re: Gear shifts
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2010, 13:08:41 »
HIgher going up and lower going down. Maybe 3,500 and 3,000 RPM as a starting range..
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