ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: automatic transmission

Re: automatic transmission

Barbara Madill (madill@teleplex.net)
Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:16:06 -0400 (EDT)

On: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:57:55 PST you wrote:

>Yeah, my Ford has 190,000 on the automatic tran (with special tran cooler).<

To Patty and others who have had no adverse problems with their automatic
transmissions, please add a few stats that will reassure this LOL (Little
Old Lady) who just got talked into buying her first Automatic (Ford F250
Diesel with towing package, including transmission cooler)? Have the
vehicles with problems been loaded above recommendations or approaching
limits? Has the Overdrive been selected "Off". In hills, should one reduce
the "limits" of cargo?

Do the newer trucks need additional transmission cooling if they're already
configured for towing?

Why does Ford (or other manufacturers) warrant higher payloads for Automatic
than for Manual transmissions?

Does anyone have experience with the "Powerstroke"? My "local" hauling
regularly includes a 7% three mile or so hill on Interstate, so any hints
would be helpful. Should I manually select 2nd when climbing, or let the
automatic choose for me?? With my 6.9 (1984) I would end up in manual 2nd
for the steepest part.

What about downhill? Do I "force" the lower gear? With the manual
transmission I would top the mountain at about 45 MPH, in 4th, (highest
gear) and "touch" the brakes once or twice at the steepest curves, ending up
at 55 to 60 at the bottom when the road straightens to where that is a safe
running speed.

If you deem the specific answers not to be germane to Ridecamp, please
E-Mail privately?

Barbara (Whose trailer just had major surgery to accommodate the "Dream" --
hopefully not translated "Nightmare" truck)

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