Please forgive the n00b question but I have only just recently re-joined the "automatic world".
The AOD does not like to down shift from 3rd to 2nd.......I know this and have accepted it.
.......But do I have to give the throttle a good stab every time I get impatient waiting for a needed downshift?
Or can I pull it down into "1" as long as I'm not going slow enough to get 1st (below 30mph right)?
I'm trying hard to be good to my AOD. I don't use OD unless it's over 50mph and I try to do that under throttle so the tranny will do the shift on it's own after I've moved the shifter.
Also, the other day I floored doing like 55mph and it wouldn't down shift (from 3rd)
Usually I punch it around 40-50 and it does, so this kinda' surprised me.
Would it have been safe to kick it down manually?
I'm not talking about holding the gears once it downshifts, I'm happy with my WOT shift points........just not so thrilled with the downshifts.
Thanks
The AOD does not like to down shift from 3rd to 2nd.......I know this and have accepted it.
.......But do I have to give the throttle a good stab every time I get impatient waiting for a needed downshift?
Or can I pull it down into "1" as long as I'm not going slow enough to get 1st (below 30mph right)?
I'm trying hard to be good to my AOD. I don't use OD unless it's over 50mph and I try to do that under throttle so the tranny will do the shift on it's own after I've moved the shifter.
Also, the other day I floored doing like 55mph and it wouldn't down shift (from 3rd)
Usually I punch it around 40-50 and it does, so this kinda' surprised me.
Would it have been safe to kick it down manually?
I'm not talking about holding the gears once it downshifts, I'm happy with my WOT shift points........just not so thrilled with the downshifts.
Thanks
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