At 12:05 PM 4/15/02 , Terry Thompson wrote:
>Since you're on the subject over overdrives.
>I've been meaning to ask. When you engage overdrive,
>is it advisable to clutch? If I engage while the car
>is under a load, the engine sort of grunts and the
>transmission kicks you forward.
I never use the clutch with the OD. Here is what I do:
When activating the OD, I briefly let up on the gas pedal.
When disengaging it, I briefly give the car more gas.
The goal is to "help" the engine assume its new RPM level
and minimize the "clunk".
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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