by JD <jjd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 30, 2008 at 08:06 PM
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?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
Almost all diesels have an idling governor of some kind, either purely
mechanical or in the computer software, and what you have experienced is
the governor increasing the fuel quantity injected to maintain idling rpm.
JD
