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With my Waterloo OD 5th the shift 4-5 is similar to 3-4. There is a significant rpm drop.
It is not "bad" or difficult, but with the limited amount of gears the truck has, "winding it up" to 2400 or so makes for a good shift. It is not so important on level roads, because the LDS pulls right...
Interesting questions.
After a cold start, the massive cast iron block and heavy heads soak up a lot of heat until the coolant starts getting warm. Someone filmed the warm-up phase with a thermal imaging camera TIC and it showed how unequal the heat distribution is, causing stress on the head...
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