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Beware. I posted most of this in Engine Information Please thread last night. It was intended for here. I cleaned it up a bit but looks rather rambiln. David did say "Let the discussions continue....." Maximum speed (w/Maximum Payload and Towed Load) - 45MPH (page 1-17) Maximum speed...

Not very surprising when you consider it was not designed for commercial applications. JimK

Page 53/54- LDS troubleshooting manual: The machined type upper valve spring retainer... were used on the LDS-427-2 engine, then on the LDS-465-1...is subject to failure when overspeeding... causing extensive damage...As a result the machined retainer has been replaced by a new stamped type...

wear tends to be progressive

TM9-2320-361-10 page 1-17 [Vehicles- All] ... With Maximum Payload and Towed Load - 45mph, With maximum Payload only - 56MPH Connecting rod stress increases exponentially with RPM's. The reversal at TDC is hard on rods, and rod bolts. They're in tension where metal is weakest. Handling...