MM :>come a long way. I have an auto on mine even with
MM :>overdrive. One thing to
MM :>remember though is that if you do get one with overdrive
MM :>don't use the
MM :>overdrive gear to tow with. Put it in the regular D and
MA> Oh, thanks Mike! No@ you tell me (g)! The first time
MA> I drove my truck (sans trailer even!) up the hills in
MA> @estern Mass, I thought I'd go nuts!
MA> Then I realized if I put it in regular D and did a@ay
MA> ith the overdrive, I @as fine...not too smart
MA> sometimes! My old truck didn't have overdrive...I
MA> really don't like it much.
Dean said something about that with the overdrive on, it shifts too much
and overheats and wears itself out.
With our older (1988) GMC, we never left it on as it would shift and
shift and shift in the hills. I figured it had a lot to do with the V6 as
the Dodge doesn't do it.
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