2007-02-27 15:48:57 · 2 answers · asked by a 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
thats when a diesel engine spins faster than it was designed to spin
it can hapen going down hill with a full load (in your bvd's)
in older diesels it would result in push rods bending and valve/piston contact,,thus scattering engine in the worst case
and serious diesel surgery in a moderate case and nothing at all for a light overspeed
but now we have tattletale computers to nark on us like dope fiends,the computers inside modren trucks keep a record of date and time and overspeed severity.
the end result is some one tells you eng overspeed
you bad bad man
2007-02-27 16:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by badboybilzer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a controller that keeps the engine from running away and sending pistons through the hood. Not a good thing to bypass or remove.
2007-02-28 07:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋