Symptoms of a failing tranny?

Right. I tend not to pay much attention to "manu-matic" shifters, so I
forgot to mention it.

 

Is the D in a "box" The last 4 speed Chrysler I drove had the D in
the "box" (which is really an "O" - ) signifying OverDrive. My 3 speed
did not.

 

I think I could actually start in 3rd too although this was not needed most
of the time as 2nd did OK on ice. Don't remember since it has been my son's
car now the last two years.

Bob

 

The D is not in a box. It's just a regular, old-fashioned, new-fashioned
kind of D. I gather in your last 4 speed you have to put the car into
D with the box? Or if you put it in D it signified all the gears, including
Overdrive?

If you can figure out what I just asked, well, good for you. I can't even
bear to re-read what I just posted.

 

For four speeds maybe, but I haven't heard it for the 3 speeds.

 

Lots of people heard "The earth is flat" from lots of sources lots of

Now that's what I like to hear. ;o)

 

My mistake. The D has an "O" around it. O for Overdrive then.

 

"Several sources" told Columbus the world was flat, too.

 

Not all automatics allowed "second gear start," for example no Chrysler
3-speeds did. Some Fords did, some GMs did, and maybe Autostick allows it.

Any gear that causes the driveshaft to rotate faster than the engine
speed is an "overdrive" gear. The Chrysler 3-speed trannies have a
maximum ratio of 1:1 in 3rd gear, and are not overdrive. Some
transmissions (Viper 6-speed) have TWO gears that are overdrive of
different ratios, with 1:1 being in 4th gear.

TC lockup provides a solid mechanical connection between the engine
crankshaft and the transmiission input shaft, bypassing the normal fluid
coupling of the torque convertor.

 

"Several sources" told Columbus the world was flat, too.

Which were still thought to be correct until proven wrong... <shrug>

 

Ford 3 speeds had 3 positions - low (start in 1st and stay there)
second (or D2) (start in second and stay there) and Drive (fully
automatic shift) Lots of Fords also only locked the converter in top
gear(direct).
Many GM and Chrysler trannies lock in the two top gears, and some
automatics(borg Warner or Aisan Warner in older (like 1996) Toyotas,
for sure,) would lock in all but low or reverse. 1, 2, 2l, 3, 3l, 4
and 4l. You could watch the tach and see it lock and unlock with
varying load and speed.

 

This is the second post in a week or so on this ng implying that the
world is not flat. Are you guys saying it's not?

Bill Putney
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