Overdrive on or off?
I have a class C gas ford v-10 motor home. I noticed today it drives much smoother, accelerates faster, and switches gears smoother with overdrive off. The whole time I've owned it overdrive was on. W...
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frankdamp wrote:
If you had a car with a 5-speed stick shift, would you never use 5th speed? What you're doing is the same, IMO.
Absolutely, if you couldn't pull 5th gear or kept downshifting around every corner.
However, that's the main advantage of a manual trans, being able to pull high gear longer without damaging the transmission.
With a stick you can pull any gear you want until the engine won't pull it (not talking about lugging a diesel and egts here) and you'll do no transmission damage. With an auto trans pretty much regardless of design, if you're not able to keep the converter locked and/or downshifting a bunch you're making unnecessary trans killing heat.
