In a 06 V-10 350 auto. I went to move the truck in the garage. I put the tranny in third instead of drive where I normally use by mistake. When I hit the pedal it seemed like it started off in a lower gear. I went back to 'D" and it was just as usual. I tried it again in third and it felt like it's a lower gear. Is the first gear lower starting off in third? I've had the truck about a month with no issues.

 

It started off in a higher gear....3rd. If you put it in "3" it will not take off in 1st gear.

 

Sounds like the transmission was obeying your every command.

 

Well it's look like I ended the day with a dumb question.

 

I dont know that i agree... It isnt a manual valve body... Its the Auto matic, so its the Torqueshift.

I am going to try it with mine tomorrow, and will report back.

I sometimes make the same mistake and notice it when I am driving and rpms are to high. It still starts off on 1st gear though, just wont shift past where I have the shifter.

 

Mine only starts off in 1st in drive.

 

"I dont know that i agree... It isnt a manual valve body... Its the Auto matic, so its the Torqueshift."





I do trans work for a living, have yet to see one that will start off in low gear when 3rd is manually selected.

 

This got my intrest... You may be right, I wanna see though. Kinda like when my mom said dont touch those prongs on the plug in the wall...
I had to see...

 

it will always start off in 1st no mater ware you put it. except revers of course. the reason you can put it in a different gear is so it wont go above that gear.

 

Didn't your mama tell you smoking that stuff will make you slow witted? lol.

 

That's wrong!

Ford's standard is that if the shifter is in 2 or 3 those are the only gears the transmission will use. In 2 it will start and stay in 2nd gear. In 3 it will start and stay in 3rd gear.

 

Yep, that's how mine is.

 

That's how ALL Fords are designed.

 

I think some people are fooled by the torque converter. It's not nearly as obvious by feel which gear you are in as it is with a manual tranny.

 

umm yeah i thought this was common sense to most. on my 4r100 put it in 2 and its in second gear no matter what, same with 1..................??????????????????????