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The other day I accidental put the shifter in "2" position. I drove maybe a half mile under 25mpg (speed limit in our town). I didn't notice anything weird or that I was even in "2" until coming to a stop on an incline. I push on the gas and the vehicle was sluggish but making noise like it was going somewhere (which it was slowly). I wouldn't say it was slipping but more or it started in second gear instead of first.
I tested this same stop/incline in "D" and the truck will push you back into your seat. This is the same with "1" position. But "2" doesn't doesn't have push back just kinda a slow acceleration.
Does putting the selector in "2" make the transmission start in second gear? I always had them that ran first and second in the "2" position. I have no code in Forscan to report. So is this my truck telling me that something is going out? The truck runs fine in "D" and I never felt like I had an issue until now. Thanks to all those that helped.
I tested this same stop/incline in "D" and the truck will push you back into your seat. This is the same with "1" position. But "2" doesn't doesn't have push back just kinda a slow acceleration.
Does putting the selector in "2" make the transmission start in second gear? I always had them that ran first and second in the "2" position. I have no code in Forscan to report. So is this my truck telling me that something is going out? The truck runs fine in "D" and I never felt like I had an issue until now. Thanks to all those that helped.
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Yeah I understand the concept, just was under the impression for my 20 odd years of being a backyard mechanic that position "2" would run thru first and second but stop there. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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Ford has pretty much always made "2" a second gear only mode, regardless of the vehicle or transmission, going back to the 1960s anyway.
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GM transmissions will do that, but Ford's standard is second gear only when in the 2 position.
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