crusing in neutral

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squidwerd

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Sonora, CA

• Aug 25, 2003

• #1

just wondering... not like i do this at all, but does it hurt anything to cruse in neutral in an automatic while the engine is still idleing. want to know cuz it would be a lot easier to press the brake every once and a while then the gas a lot. tia

 

5-90

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Hammerspace

• Aug 25, 2003

• #2

Yer talking about "Mexican Overdrive." I've been known to do that on long downhill grades (gentle grades, steeper ones should be gone down in gear for compression braking) in manual and automatics without ill effect. You shouldn't have any trouble.

BTW - how came you across the moniker "squidwerd?" A mite unusual, that...

5-90

 

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Tucker

NAXJA Forum User

• Aug 25, 2003

• #3

I don't know about the AW4, but with the Chevy trannies this will cause the bands to tighten, eventually ruining the whole gearbox.

I wouldn't do it.

 

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rixXJphx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

phoenix

• Aug 25, 2003

• #4

Well, engine braking is very effective and doesn't use much gas, so there's little benefit to rolling downhill in neutral.

I think it's illegal in many states to be moving without having the vehicle in gear.

 

CheapXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

570, 813 or 303

• Aug 25, 2003

• #5

rixXJphx said:

I think it's illegal in many states to be moving without having the vehicle in gear.

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how would they know that?

(that's a stupid f*ckin law )

 

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Sir Fairnuff

NAXJA Forum User

• Aug 25, 2003

• #6

Grapevive, CA.

Cheap XJ,
I see you cheated on the pic of your XJ by tilting the camera. I guess Kuz you've never driven down a 5% grade and found yourself doing a 100mph in a heartbeat with 3 weeks worth of camping gear snuggled up behind you, bearing down on a Mack doing 45mph. I dare you, geardown!!! Been-there Done-that one value and piston jod later & 25yrs ago.
Craig

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