manual downshift behavior
#1
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I noticed yesterday that when I downshifted into second when slowing down, coming to a red light that there was no engine braking at all. The engine just dropped to idle, and if I gave it gas it would jump up in rpm until it started moving the car again. This doesn't seem correct to me.
Is this normal behavior of the transmission, or is something broken?
Is there a way to change this, in the tune or physically?
Is this normal behavior of the transmission, or is something broken?
Is there a way to change this, in the tune or physically?
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ok after some more searching i found this:
"Either your over-run clutches are cooked, or your lugs are broke off the over-run hub of your input sprag. Both are pretty common."
so it looks like a rebuild is in the not so distant future.
"Either your over-run clutches are cooked, or your lugs are broke off the over-run hub of your input sprag. Both are pretty common."
so it looks like a rebuild is in the not so distant future.
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Yeah, leave it to gm to put the ability to manually shift in a car that breaks the transmission if you shift it manually.
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Justafool nailed it!!
Just the other day some idiot was riding my *** while I was do 5 over(50mph)
Little did the jerk know my escort was going nuts, So I down shifted
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Oh they backed 5 car lengths after that, 1/4 mi past the cop the peddle went to the floor and dust in the wind. Stock/orig 98 ram air, auto, 180k on the clock
It still works because it was driven the way it was meant to be not abused
Just a side note: back in the 70's & 80's even the early 90's I laughed at guys that got hot rod's in auto but as you get older you get tired of shifting and transmission's have evolved so much you simply don't have to manipulate the way we used to make them preform
Just my 2 cents
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Just a side note: back in the 70's & 80's even the early 90's I laughed at guys that got hot rod's in auto but as you get older you get tired of shifting and transmission's have evolved so much you simply don't have to manipulate the way we used to make them preform
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
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