Gonna have to do something, this thing embarassed the
h##l out'a me that night!!!
Ron- '01 Dakota Sport 3.9 Supercharged
website: www.scsilverdak.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Tom" <tigers@bserv.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Dismal Day at the Dragstrip
>
> At 09:09 PM 8/11/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Well, I figured out what happened! I was making my run's
> >with the OD turned off, and it wasn't letting the transmission
> >shift into high gear till just about the 1000 ft mark, with the
> >OD turned off it locked out the overdrive and 3 rd gear to boot
> >till it saw fit to upshift to 3rd on it's own!! which was way too
> >late for a decent 1/4 mile run or high MPH # --SNIP --
> >Ron- '01 Dakota Sport 3.9 Supercharged
>
> Ron
>
> Whenever I've left OD ON in error (two of my runs at the Nats
> being the latest), I consistently run 2/10s slower than with
> OD OFF.
>
> You can bring the automatic 2-3 shift down the rpm scale
> by letting out your TV cable (moving it out towards the rad).
> You would have to experiment how to find out how many
> notches. The drawback with this method is that it will
> affect your 1-2 shift rpm shift point as well.
>
> I would suggest that, at your next test & tune, that you
> turn OD OFF, launch with the gear in 2nd, let the
> tranny do the 1-2 shift (if you're satisfied with the its
> rpm point), and then you manually do the 2-3 shift at the
> the rpm you want. If the 2-3 shift still hangs, back off the
> TV cable 1 notch and try this procedure again.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bob
>
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