F-350 6.2 gas - cruise control response lazy
On cruise in rolling hill terrain the speed will drop 5 mph before the engine / trans gets around to leaning into the harness. The committee meeting takes longer than I like and it must annoy followin...
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When I had a 1996 Dodge truck years ago the cruise was even worse than what you're describing; it would drop nearly 10 mph before accelerating and overshooting the cruise speed by nearly 10 mph.
All the Chevy truck's I've owned have kept the cruise speed pretty close, I'd say normally only a 2 or 3 MPH variance. The few Fords I've driven seemed to be somewhere between the two extremes.
I've found that when towing with my 2500 Suburban that has the 6 speed auto it actually works better to lock out 6th gear. The truck doesn't pick up as much speed on downhills and it picks speed back up quicker on the up hills. I ran the numbers on the ratios and it's like trading my 3.37 axle gears for 4.30.
All the Chevy truck's I've owned have kept the cruise speed pretty close, I'd say normally only a 2 or 3 MPH variance. The few Fords I've driven seemed to be somewhere between the two extremes.
I've found that when towing with my 2500 Suburban that has the 6 speed auto it actually works better to lock out 6th gear. The truck doesn't pick up as much speed on downhills and it picks speed back up quicker on the up hills. I ran the numbers on the ratios and it's like trading my 3.37 axle gears for 4.30.
