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Originally Posted by jf1981
That's what I'd expect however the boost is regulated and kept below 6 1/4. There should be no danger of continuously running at that boost if revs are kept below 2850 which shall be the max continuous revs.
That's about what you find for the Merlin II engine. I prefer to run at 2600 because the sound is more comfortable.
Danger on engine lifetime comes from overboost when it's available and max revs, however the engine should handle it, only resulting in shorter maintenance and ultimately lifetime, but that's currently beyond Cliffs of Dover.
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Yes, doesn't sound like you were abusing the engine. Perhaps the cooling model is at fault and the engine is simply running hotter than it would in reality at the climb power setting. In the game it only seems to take a few seconds of over temp to screw the engine up.
Perhaps next time you try it you could watch the oil and water temps carefully and record any excessive temps that occur during the climb. A recorded track would be even better.
Cheers