I turn OD off in the city as well. Too much stop and go traffic in rush
hour. My owners manual recommended that for my '95, but I've never looked
at what the manual for the '98 stated for this. I also find stopping in
heavier traffic to be slightly quicker with OD off. I can't say if it's my
imagination or not, but the engine seems to start slowing down quicker when
it's off, than when it's on at the same speed.
Norah
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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: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 10:42 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Do you turn off overdrive for "city" driving?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:50:11 -0600
> From: Mike Crumley <mcrumley@airmail.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: Do you turn off overdrive for "city" driving?
>
> At 10:37 PM 2/16/99 , you wrote:
>
> >I wonder what fraction of Dakota drivers turn off overdrive in city
> driving
>
> I do if I'm going to be at a speed where the trans just shifts into
> OD.
> There are a couple of stretches of road where the speed limit is 45.
> I like
> to turn off OD before I hit them since that speed is where the trans
> shifts
> into OD and I feel the RPMs are just too low. Otherwise, around town
> where
> the speed limit never gets above 35 or 40 the trans doesn't shift
> into OD
> anyway.
> Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
> mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> My 97 V8 will shift into OD around 30 mph and idles around town. I
> checked with the service rep at my dealer and he said the only reason
> to lock out the OD in town is for 'driveability'. They have not had a
> OD failure in late model Dakotas or Rams.
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
>
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