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Aug 2, 2009 | 01:16 PM

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Mustang6147

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Originally Posted by 06silvercrew

"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.

You are correct... At least in my case. If I put my shifter in 3 it starts in 3. and like that with all the rest of the gears.

Thank you, I learned something... What is the purpose of that option? or is there on.

Aug 2, 2009 | 04:47 PM

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Mark Kovalsky

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It's not an option, that's the way it works.

The purpose is for low traction launches, like snow and ice. A higher gear reduces the tendency to spin the tires when there is little traction.

Aug 2, 2009 | 07:50 PM

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VTX1800rider

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Originally Posted by Mark Kovalsky

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.

Never knew that...