Mountain Gears
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Special low gear ratios for driving in mountainous terrain
Gerry community context
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- Re: Anyone have experience driving a Westy through the mountains?
Historical mailing list · Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:35:17 -0700
...Driving Mountain Passes Simple: Don't lug it!! Be patient and use the lower gears, that's why they are there. Watch the temperature...
- Re: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
Historical mailing list · Fri, 20 Jan 95 17:29:30 PST
...The Haynes manual for 1600 buses also talks about something called "mountain gears" which has a numerically higher final drive. Dave Kautz
- [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
Historical mailing list · Fri, 20 Jan 95 16:44:44 -0700
...first gear for jeep roads in the mountains, but in the flats I wind through the gears pretty fast. The ultimate solution would be...
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