Rev limiter question
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Rev limiter question
Ok, my pure embarrassment prevents me from telling you how it happened, but I ended up over-rev'ing for a very short time and bounced off the limiter. 
It is a fairly low mile engine (19K). Harm or no harm? I don't know if the limiter prevents damage or just prevents it from blowing.
It is a fairly low mile engine (19K). Harm or no harm? I don't know if the limiter prevents damage or just prevents it from blowing.
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Unless you accidentally dumped it into a lower gear and over revved that way. Then the rev limiter offers no protection.
That can cause damage.
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