I'm a doctor not a magician.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary E. Klim <garyklim@snet.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, August 17, 1998 6:06 PM
Subject: DML: RE: overdrive gone
>"It's dead Jim!"
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>Paraphrase of Dr. McCoy's favorite line from Star Trek...
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>gk
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
>> Chgr69rt@aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 8:35 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: DML: overdrive gone
>>
>>
>> List
>>
>> Saturday I shifted into 2 to slow down coming off a short
>> ramp.
>>
>> The truck (92ccV8auto) barked the tires and apparently trashed
>> overdrive....
>>
>> I've used this method only about 10,000 times before without a
>> problem...but now if you allow the truck to try and shift into
>> overdrive, it dogs down the engine and slows the vehicle.
>>
>> Locking OD out the truck runs fine but I now have to carry 4000
>> rpm to run 85 instead of 3000rpm.
>>
>> As a side note: while climbing steep hills , in the past,when it
>> would down shift you would feel the converter unlock and then
>> it would shift down a gear. On Saturday however, several times
>> it acted like the convertor unlocked but it did not shift down.
>>
>> Any insite would be appreciated.
>>
>> rob
>> charger69rt@inficad.com
>>
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