Downloading at Campground
Bought my first Truck Camper this week. Love it so far and have loved all of the ideas I have found on line. My question: How many of you download your camper at the campsite and use your truck to ...
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I had 6-speed on my 1999 Ford F450 and it still worked OK when selling it with 300k miles.
Automatics of the era had to be rebuild 3-5 times to get to that mileage, not to mention that pulling 30,000 lb rig could kill them on fast note.
Don't know how much protection newer cars/trucks have, but in the past I could drive Fiat with failed clutch cylinder.
I switch it to 1st, cranked the engine that would start moving the car and then, with some good feel you can switch the gears without clutch.
Newer cars have clutch switch that will not turn the engine starter until depress, so it would take overriding it.
Automatics of the era had to be rebuild 3-5 times to get to that mileage, not to mention that pulling 30,000 lb rig could kill them on fast note.
Don't know how much protection newer cars/trucks have, but in the past I could drive Fiat with failed clutch cylinder.
I switch it to 1st, cranked the engine that would start moving the car and then, with some good feel you can switch the gears without clutch.
Newer cars have clutch switch that will not turn the engine starter until depress, so it would take overriding it.
