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The weak rod bolts (regular hex head) were in the past credited for many connecting rods escaping to the outside of the engine block. The recommendation from many threads on this forum has been to drop the oil pan and replace them with the stronger 12 point ones, available for Oliver/White...
The topic of rpm has been hotly debated over the years. There are plenty of LDT engines that were wound out for every shift, run at the governor at 2500 rpm endlessly and they live to see another day. There are other LDTs that grenaded and ended up with a hole in the block. Who is to say that it...
Here is a way to figure this out:
Max engine rpm 2500
Axle gear ratio: 6.79
Transfer case: in high it's 1, so can omit.
Tire diameter: 53"
Transmission gear ratios:
1st gear 6
2nd gear 3.31
3rd gear 1.89
4th gear 1
5th gear 0.85
Go to a suitable web site calculator, such as...
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