RE: Re: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

From: Sevrence, Sean (S.J.) (ssevrenc@visteon.com)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2001 - 14:31:11 EST


I don't understand your comment. Are you saying you can not pull a boat out
with a manual? The documentation for the dak's says there is little
difference in the GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating) between the manual
and automatics. In the 3.9L, the auto has a slight advantage regardless of
rear end. The 4.7L give the man a slight advantage with the 3.55 rear, equal
with the 3.92. The 5.9L is the same regardless of rear end or tranny.

The question is would I trust the clutch to pull 6,000lbs of boat, fuel,
trailer, accessories out of the water? Only while under warranty ;^P

Sean
'92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 250,000mi!
'01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil1!

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Berntsen [mailto:kenneth@berntsen.cc]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:03 PM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: RE: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

I'm with ya there...

Also can't be pulling the boat out of the water with an auto vs. a manual
trany. Just makes life so much easer, start her up, put her in drive,
release the parking brake and away you go. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: WOT or waiting at a Red [mailto:dakatack@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

I'm as shifty as they get. I still like auto trannies. You know . . . Ya
can't eat a cheese burger, hold a coke and fries and drive at the same time
. . . if . . . your shifting all the time. Hell I'd starve to death if I had
to use a manual transmission.

;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: <fdedip@whale-mail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

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> ---- Begin Original Message ----
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> From: "WOT or waiting at a Red" <dakatack@home.com>
> I guess autos are okay, if you don't know how to shift....
>
> Flip
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> Sent: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:11:53 -0800
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)
>
>
> You can't back out now! You started this, you gotta see it through.
> Everyone know autos rule
>
> Woo hoo . . . Let the flames begin! ;-)
>
> Patrick O'Day
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