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Old 05-27-2008, 06:25 PM   #13 (permalink)
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The computer would not shift to third until your speed had slowed enough so the engine wouldn't overspeed. I think I would just leave it in D and use tow/haul. Let the computer decide which gear to use unless it really starts hunting between OD and 4th.
It was constantly hunting, any incline at all would shift it out of OD, and I just didn't like the way it would lug down into the 1800 rpm range and 28-30 psi boost before it would downshift.
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