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Re: Can you explain this more? 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Fri Nov 24 12:28 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Ron --

"...when shifting from 4th to 4th/OD, is it best to depress the clutch pedal? Or is the OD a sort of 'miniature' automatic transmission..."

Opinions vary. It is sort of a "miniature" a/t. Personally, I like to use the clutch. But an argument to the contrary is that the gentle friction encountered during shifting (under load, no clutch) helps remove glaze that has formed on the clutches.

I have an old POS '82 wagon, 4/OD, that I bought with 116k miles. It now has 347k miles. I've always used the clutch when engaging/disengaging OD, and it still shifts solidly, smoothly, crisply, without chattering or slipping. So I acknowledge the other point of view, but ignore it completely because of my experience.

Each to his own.



Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)





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