Hey all, I just test drove a bj74 last night and have some questions for those of you with experience.
First of all, this is a new, unfamiliar vehicle for me. Anything in particular to be aware of/look out for?
My biggest concern with the truck was smoke. While searching for the (discovered to be broken off) tailpipe, there was enough haze to get a good burn in the eyes, and even after the drive and getting up to operating temp, there was a constant sort of "puff" that never really let up. Not thick smoke by any means, but still very noticeable by flashlight (it was about 10pm)
Our tired old BJ40 had similar issues, but if memory serves, ran cleaner when warmed up. The Dodge ctd, in comparison, runs very 'clean'.
I have no experience with the 13bt, does this set off alarm bells for you guys, or do many toys have this tendency?
Secondly, on 31s, it was running about 28-2900 rpm at 100kph in 5th (manual transmission). Seemed a bit high to me, like it was geared a little low. This leaves me guessing 4.88s rather than 4.1s? How much tire can you get away with running without fender clearance issues? Seemed it would be nice to drop the cruising rpm some, and I didn't feel it would hurt much off the line.
Sorry for the long, question riddled post. I just stumbled upon this board and it's by far the most info I've found on the 7x series. I'll go back to digging through the archives now...
Thanks in advance for any info!
First of all, this is a new, unfamiliar vehicle for me. Anything in particular to be aware of/look out for?
My biggest concern with the truck was smoke. While searching for the (discovered to be broken off) tailpipe, there was enough haze to get a good burn in the eyes, and even after the drive and getting up to operating temp, there was a constant sort of "puff" that never really let up. Not thick smoke by any means, but still very noticeable by flashlight (it was about 10pm)
Our tired old BJ40 had similar issues, but if memory serves, ran cleaner when warmed up. The Dodge ctd, in comparison, runs very 'clean'.
I have no experience with the 13bt, does this set off alarm bells for you guys, or do many toys have this tendency?
Secondly, on 31s, it was running about 28-2900 rpm at 100kph in 5th (manual transmission). Seemed a bit high to me, like it was geared a little low. This leaves me guessing 4.88s rather than 4.1s? How much tire can you get away with running without fender clearance issues? Seemed it would be nice to drop the cruising rpm some, and I didn't feel it would hurt much off the line.
Sorry for the long, question riddled post. I just stumbled upon this board and it's by far the most info I've found on the 7x series. I'll go back to digging through the archives now...
Thanks in advance for any info!