Do you run with your OVERDRIVE on in the City?
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Do you run with your OVERDRIVE on in the City?
Just wondering if you guys run with your overdrive ON or OFF when driving in city traffic?
I find I get alot of "clucks" when in stop and go traffic.
Frist off I hope this is normal!
Second - turning the OD off seems to help.
Cheers
2003, LB, CTD, 4x4,
I find I get alot of "clucks" when in stop and go traffic.
Frist off I hope this is normal!
Second - turning the OD off seems to help.
Cheers
2003, LB, CTD, 4x4,
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I always drive with the OD on even in LA traffic. The noises you hear might be what I experienced with my truck when I first bought it. When going up a hill under moderate throttle my truck would make this "chuffing" sound as it shifted into OD. At first I could not figure out what it was, but I removed the silencer ring from the turbo and have never had the sound again. The sound I heard was blow back though the turbo when the RPM's dropped suddenly...This could be what you are hearing.....
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I leave the OD button alone and let the computer in the truck, which is smarter than me, figure out when to shift. I pull a 5000# utility trailer around all day and it doesn't hunt for gears so I don't bother.
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Yes, the Tow/Haul button is the same thing as the O/D button.
Yes, I leave it in O/D all the time. This great forum taught me that if it starts hunting for a gear it's time to hit the Tow/Haul button and disable overdrive. My truck hasn't hunted for O/D yet.
Yes, I leave it in O/D all the time. This great forum taught me that if it starts hunting for a gear it's time to hit the Tow/Haul button and disable overdrive. My truck hasn't hunted for O/D yet.
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Re: Do you run with your OVERDRIVE on in the City?
Originally posted by doitl8r
Just wondering if you guys run with your overdrive ON or OFF when driving in city traffic?
I find I get alot of "clucks" when in stop and go traffic.
Frist off I hope this is normal!
Second - turning the OD off seems to help.
Cheers
2003, LB, CTD, 4x4,
Just wondering if you guys run with your overdrive ON or OFF when driving in city traffic?
I find I get alot of "clucks" when in stop and go traffic.
Frist off I hope this is normal!
Second - turning the OD off seems to help.
Cheers
2003, LB, CTD, 4x4,
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