As Phil McClay says, " go ahead and drive in 4wd."
Although there is indeed a small fuel economy issue, you
are not damaging any part of the drive line by doing so.
The only concern to remember is that the Dakota uses a
Transfer Case and not a Center Differential or Viscous
Coupling between the axles. This will cause the axles to
bind during turns on dry pavement, and cause some really
neat tire wear patterns.
In most cases, binding is not an issue on relatively straight
Interstate Highways.
Scott Lemser
>>> "Phil McClay" <Phil_McClay@qmgateib.mitre.org>
02/07/97 11:41am >>>
Reply to: RE>65 mph in 4wd
At 07:44 AM 2/7/97 EST, you wrote:
>
>Guys;
>I want to re-assert this question.
>Any responses??? Isn't that bad?? I do it from time to time
>and haven't noticed any problems, but time will tell...
>-rick
>
>
>DesignTech@worldnet.att.net on Fri Feb 7 01:51 EST 1997
wrote:>
>> you went 65 mph in 4 wheel drive?
>>
>> isn't that bad???
>> you must have gotten 5 mpg
>
>
>
>If the road conditions were so bad that you needed 4wd,
why are you driving
>at 65 mph?
>
>
>Rob Agnew
>ragnew@islandnet.com
>
>Victoria, British Columbia
>Canada
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