At 10:09 PM 8/20/03 -0400, Paul Brandsema wrote:
>I'd like to know whether there is a preferred method for engagement of OD in a
>TR4, or any other car with similar OD setup. I've always just flipped the
>control lever on the column to engage. Sometimes it results in something of a
>jolt. Well recently, and by accident, I engaged the clutch slightly, engaged
>OD and then released the clutch. Now I did not depress the pedal as much as
>if I was shifting, but just enough to disengage trans from engine for a
>moment. The result was a very smooth shift into OD. Of course that may be my
>answer. Even though this might result in a very small amount of wear to the
>clutch, am I getting any benefit by not jolting the trans into OD?
The harder I am on the power when I engage my (a type) overdrive, the
smoother it engages.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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