I agree Rascal! I figured it just kept it in 3rd just
to warm the engine up faster! :)
--- Rick Barnes <barnesrv@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Man, I love the DML, learn something every day! I
> would never have known
> that...
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On
> Behalf Of Tony Cellana
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:09 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Transmission Shifting in Sub Zero
> Temps
>
>
> Trans shifting is based on TRANS temp not engine
> temp. There is a temp
> sensor IN the tranny that controls shift patterns.
> I beleive there are 4
> ranges. up to 32*F, 32 to 65 (or so) and over 65 to
> overheat point, and
> overheat and above.
>
> If the trans is below the low limit, or above the
> high limit, overdrive is
> disabled.
>
> TonyC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: david.clement@verizon.net
> <david.clement@verizon.net>
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Date: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:06 AM
> Subject: DML: Transmission Shifting in Sub Zero
> Temps
>
>
> >
> >We had the coldest morning (-7 F) in my
> recollection in the Boston area
> today.
> >I know the tranny does not shift into 4th until it
> is up to temperature. In
> my
> >14 years of owning Dakotas that has never been more
> than a mile or two of
> >driving, but it's never been this cold either.
> Today I drove my entire 14
> mile
> >commute to work without it shifting to 4th,
> shifting between 1-3 was
> normal.
> >
> >My question for those that regularly see sub zero
> temps is it common/normal
> for
> >it to not shift into 4th on a drive of that length?
> My engine temp was up
> to
> >the normal point on the gauge within 3 miles of the
> house.
> >
> >Dave Clement
> >89 SLT+ CC 4x4
> >
>
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