Re: Do you turn off overdrive for "city" driving?

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Thu Feb 18 1999 - 12:40:09 EST


At 09:41 AM 2/17/99 , you wrote:

>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.

Shifting into OD at 30 sounds awfully low to me. Did the service guy say it
was normal to do that? If I wasn't so lazy, I'd go check my owners manual,
but I think it says in there that the trans shifts into OD at 40 or 45.

Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
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