Hi all, this is my first post here, hope this is in the right spot.

First off, long time truck owner, first time diesel owner so please be patient.

I just bought a 94 F-350 7.3 Turbo Diesel to haul hay and occasionally horses and went through all the manuals but the Diesel one is missing.

My question is at what RPMs should I be shifting this thing at?
Is it different when the engine is cold or warm?
How long does one let a diesel warm up before driving it at normal temps?
Winter temps (below freezing)

Thanks in advance -

Thomas

 

Drive it like you stole it! No it's like any other vehicle let it warm up for a bit if it's cold outside. Like 5 minutes or so. But still take it easy when you take off. I usually shift at 1500 to1800 rpms. Kinda depends on if your in a hurry or not too. When your pulling a trailer though probably up forwards 2500 rmps. Diesels like high rmps. You don't want to dog it when your pulling a trailer anyways. Anyways that's how I do it but everyone has there opinion

 

Here is the manual for mine...page 13 says; (dont know if it uploaded correctly)

1st to 2nd at 10mph

2nd to 3rd at 20mph

3rd to 4th at 30mph

4th to 5th at 40mph

This was for a 2001 7.3 with 6 speed

 

Thanks Guys, I appreciate the info, now if you will excuse me I am going to go drive it like I stole it. JK.