XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: jkj33@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:44:00 +1100, Ed Pawlowski  wrote:   
      
   > On 3/3/2022 8:41 PM, Jacob Jones wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:36:46 +1100, Ed Pawlowski  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 3/3/2022 5:51 PM, Jacob Jones wrote:   
   >>>> On Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:37:46 +1100, Bob F  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>> A motorcycle shop owner heard me downshift to slow as I approached   
   >>>>>>> his lot, and immediately told me that brakes were a lot cheaper to   
   >>>>>>> replace than engine and clutch.   
   >>>>>>  Rather a silly comment if you end up crashing because the brakes   
   >>>>>> overheat and you can't stop.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> He was right.   
   >>   
   >>>>  No he was not when you change down before there will be any red   
   >>>> lining.   
   >>   
   >>>>> Reving to high speeds to slow down can quickly damage your  engine.   
   >>>>  But changing down so you don't redline doesnt.   
   >>   
   >>> More rpm = more wear.   
   >>  Mindlessly simplistic. In the real world, engines last longer   
   >> doing lots of long trips rather than short ones around town.   
   >>  And the reality is that modern car engines hardly   
   >> ever need replacing due to wear anymore.   
   >>   
   >>> Can't change the laws of physics and friction.   
      
   >>  Or those like you not understanding how engines work.   
      
   > The one likely to downshift and cause highrpms are more likely to wear   
   > an engine faster.   
      
   Nice theory. Pity about how few get their engine rebuilt anymore,   
      
   > There are still rebuilders out there as there is a  need.   
      
   Pity that you don't know that it is those who downshift.   
      
   > Certainly not like years ago, but I bet more than you think.   
      
   I know that it isn't.   
      
   > Having done a couple of complete rebuilds, I have a pretty good idea how   
   > they work.  My brother had 26 cars so we did a lot of work on them.   
      
   But clearly do not have a clue about whether those who downshift   
   get their engines rebuilt more than those who do not.   
      
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