Rob Agnew wrote:
> 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
Ok... I am gonna put my two cents worth in. I know that the 97's
allow you to select 1st 2nd Drive and AOD/lockout. I used to have a
91 Moostang 5.0 and it only had 1st, Drive and OD. It was a tricky
shift to get it to stick in 2nd. After about 25mph to 30mph you could
shove it back down into 1st and it would stay in second but as soon as
you drop down below that speed, slam! she dropped back down into
first. It made for some bad shifts if you weren't watching what you
were doing.
Any way just me two cents..... :-)
Shawn Shultzaberger
(soon to own 97 Dak V8, got my VIN in the mail *woo hoo*)
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