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Tow/Haul button
"JKConey" > wrote in message
... > On 9/28/2012 2:07 PM, Dougw wrote: >> JKConey > wrote: >>> Exactly what does it do, and how will it affect my already poor >>> mileage when towing a trailer? >> >> It locks you out of overdrive to prevent overstressing the transmission. > > In laymens terms, can I still drive 55mph, and how will it affect my > handling and mpg? > > -- > JK Sinrod > www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com > www.facebook.com/MyConeyIslandMemories > Your gas mileage will probably be better than if you tried to tow in OD plus you'll not cause as much heat build up in the trans which is more detrimental that running without OD. Before there were OD transmissions, there were manuals and automatics that didn't have OD that held up for hundreds of thousands of miles in car, truck and towing situations ... most didn't even have a lock-up converter. Generally, all you needed was a bigger trans cooler, which I recommend anyway on all automatics. -- Budd 88 XJ Chief (4.0, Ba-10/5, NP-231, 3.07 axles) 89 XJ Limited (4.0, AW4 auto, NP242, 3.55 axles) Every vote counts ... unless it wasn't cast. |
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