Re: Re: O/D on or off?

From: Jim Miller WB5OXQ (wb5oxq@clearsource.net)
Date: Mon Apr 29 2002 - 20:03:34 EDT


Always remember this. If leaving the od on causes a little more wear on the
transmission, It also reduces rmp and therefore wear on the engine so I
would consider it a trade off!
----- Original Message ----- > >
> > I know I need to sit down and check out the owner's manual, but I'm at
> work,
> > and it's out in my truck, so I'll ask you guys :) This is the first
> > automatic I've ever owned (took a 360 to get me to buy an automatic
lol),
> so
> > I'm new to the whole overdrive on and off thing. I've played with it
some
> > over the weekend, and I get that it's for highway driving, cause when I
> turn
> > it off I can feel the change in the shifting, it'll light 'em up in a
> > heartbeat with the o/d off :) I'm just wondering if there are any
things
> I
> > should be careful about, like not using it too much, or is it ok to
switch
> > back and forth regularly? I'm also guessing that having it off is gonna
> > kill what little gas mileage I get, right? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Dave
> > Bensalem, PA
> > '02 R/T RC Flame Red
> >
> > --
> > Dave
> > Bensalem, PA
> > '02 R/T RC Flame Red
> >
> >
> >
>
>



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