by Diesel Damo <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 30, 2008 at 02:23 AM
Michael C wrote:
> I noticed that diesels have a lot of torque below idle. If you let the
revs
> of the engine drop when idling up a hill when the revs get to around
idle
> you suddenly get a lot of extra torque. Is this just the way they work
or is
> the computer opening the throttle some?
I've noticed that my diesel does this when I'm trying to gently move a
stationary object, and there ain't none of them thar fangled computers
in my old heap :-)
Could it be that the mixture gets slightly richer below idle? Less air
but same amount of fuel being delivered?
