using o/d to shift,bad idea?

[darksyde]

any body else with a auto do this?get it up to about 80 then hit the o/d button to shift to 4th,is this bad to do???

[loreak]

no theres no harm in that, i usually drive around with o/d off because its so weak when in 4th gear

[igs]

I manually shift every gear every time I drive.

[tsi91at]

The key is, how long do you drive it like that? I do it to pass cars all the time but go back to 4th after doing so. With the Alto clutch upgrade, sometimes I just hit it and pass. Depends on how fast I want to pass :)

When your forward clutch, 3rd gear is revving over and if you do this too long. Little friction pieces are falling into your fluid, mixing into the valve body, overheating fluid and possibly going to warp plates due to extreme heat. Not good for tranny.

The 4th gear is there for a reason. Cruising at a comfortable RPM and to change shift.

BTW, I shift manually a good bit myself.

Charles
http://www.plymouthlaser.com <<<<< Doing Red Eagle HP Alto rebuild on spare tranny, researching new tranny stuff and running the red spring now (was black). New info coming to page sooooon!