The OD and 4th gear exist for one reason only: *EPA*
If not for Big Brother, we'd still have 3 speed 518s and 727s, etc...
gk
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Gary E. Klim - Somewhere In Connecticut mailto:garyklim@snet.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Rob Agnew
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 12:43 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: O/D Lockout
>
>
> I hear lots of speculation here, but does anyone know for sure that the OD
> is weak on the Dak automatic? I'd like to hear from some owners who've
> done some serious towing. I see lots of them out there ....Daks towing
> fifth wheels, Daks with campers towing 17 ft boats, Daks towing large
> trailers etc.
>
> I use the OD lockout when climbing a hill towing my trailer and descending
> steep highway grades to get a bit of engine braking. But the rest of the
> time (running empty), I let the automatic shift as it wants....isn't that
> what an automatic is supposed to be designed to do? I find it hard to
> believe that Chrysler would build a truck with a big tow rating then
> install an auto trans that is going to blow up. Back in the '70s, the
> Dodge automatic was 'bullet proof'.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
>
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
>
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