Re: Overdrive

[truman.prevatt@netsrq.com (Truman Prevatt)]

>When your husband says never haul in overdrive ('97 Ford Powerstroke and
>hauling 6,000 pounds) does he REALLY mean that when I'm cruising on a nearly
>level road with my diesel tach about 1200 and speedometer 65-ish I should
>throw it out of overdrive?????  (As soon as it does indicate we're under
>load, I put it out of overdrive and keep it there 'till we're in the
>previous situation.)
>
>Barbara

When the powerstorke is acellerating at 65 mph in overdrive I don't see
much sense in dropping it out of OD.  I don't know about other people with
this engine, but I can put the sucker in cruse at 65 to 70 in OD and it
just purrs on down the road.  At 65 I am running at about 2000 rmp (411
rear end with the automatic).

Truman




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