F150 automatic tranny gear selection
2006 F150, 5.4L Automatic trans. Towing a trailer weighing around 4200 lbs. Very often this truck can pull an incline in third gear but insists on downshifting to second sending the rpms from 2400 t...
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APT wrote:
nohurry, he wants to lock it in 3rd and not let it downshift to 2nd. That is not possible.
AH yes, you're right. I missed that point.
My point still stands though, I, and others who have posted still think he would be better off letting it go to 2nd and rev up to 4K where the power is. I might add also that doing so would keep the trans from "hunting", which we all know is bad.
