At 10:06 AM 5/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>It's been about 3 years since I was truck shopping so I guess I'm fuzzy on
>some of the details on automatic transmissions. Ok, so with the Dakota
>auto you can select 2nd (somebody said all Dodges, but I don't think the
>Intrepid can). I guess it was the Fords that didn't allow this. But
>still, if you select 2nd doesn't it allow it to shift between 1st and 2nd?
>So on a steep winding uphill it can shift back and forth a lot? This
>wouldn't be a problem on downhills, but a manual gets better engine
>braking anyways, and stays cooler under load.
>
>Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work
>Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home
>1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750
>Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
>
>
>Frank:
I think you may be a bit fuzzy about automatics. I have driven Dodge, Ferd
and Chev since the '70s and the auto transmissions all (as far as I
remember), allowed you to drop it into 2nd to slow down. My 1989 Sundance
does it, so does my friends 89 New Yorker. I think things were different
for some vehicles out of the early '60s.
I suggest you check with some of the folks who haul heavy RV's as to
whether an automatic is preferred.
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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