R U Using OD In Town?
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R U Using OD In Town?
Do most of you turn your OD off in town? What's the best thing to do on this? The way this off- until starting engine again type switch works on the OD seems like a pain for me, what do you think?
Last edited by mwh; Aug 20, 2004 at 06:17 PM.
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About the only time I turn it off is for engine braking at highway speeds. Where you have alot of traffic, you don't want to be contsantly on and off the brakes. I don't think it will go into fourth until reach a certain speed. I think somewhere around 35 or 40.
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I rented a 2004 F150 a few weeks ago. I noticed that it was shifting into overdrive around 50-60 KM/H (35-40 mph). I thought this was an incredibly low speed. On most vehicles I have driven they shift into OD around 45 MPH. I just can't think this can be good for the transmission shfting in and out of over drive like that (especially in stop and go traffic). Just my thought. 
-Matt
-Matt
