Autos vs Manual transmissions

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  1. Dec 4, 2017 #91
    gokiddogo

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    Lol...tripped over the shifter...
    Give me a break
     
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  3. Dec 4, 2017 #92
    W9onTime

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    If your going to buy a truck and keep it for a long time , especially a new truck , do your business a favor and buy a manual trans .
    They have lower initial cost and are mostly unbreakable , you shouldn't need to do anything but change fluid every couple years , for the life of the truck .
     
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  4. Dec 4, 2017 #93
    shogun

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    I drove an automatic today since my truck was in the shop. Made all my stops, went off without a hitch, until I left my last stop in Kosciusko headed down Hwy 14. I am coming up to the intersection of Hwy 43, traffic is light. I am going to take a left on 43 and leave the stop sign, and what does this POS Automatic do? It takes off normal then glitches out through the turn, I try to switch it to manual mode since automatic mode is trying to get me killed, and it still won’t shift.

    So I finally get the truck out of the road, pull over to the shoulder barely, and turn it off then back on. Then it starts shifting normally again. I do not trust these junk@## auto transmissions, no matter how great some people say they are.
     
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  5. Dec 4, 2017 #94
    steve092

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    I can't see how that extra square ft where the clutch pedal is would help you........ You like keeping your left foot beside your right and having squashed balls? As for the shift boot that's more from being clumsy.... lol
     
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  7. Dec 4, 2017 #95
    Zeviander

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    4.7 mpg is 50 l/100.
     
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  8. Dec 4, 2017 #96
    gokiddogo

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    Correct.
    I was looking at your example of truck 1 at 50-55l/100km at 4.2-4.7
    Vs
    Truck 2 45-55l/100km = 4.7 to 5.2

    If both are the worst at 55l/100km how can it math out to 4.2 and 4.7 that's all I was trying to say.

    And yes the conversion for km/L to us mpg (3.785L) = km/L × 2.35
     
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  9. Dec 4, 2017 #97
    Zeviander

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    You should read about how Jake brakes work. If you aren't getting good enough braking with a manual, you should try downshifting.
     
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  10. Dec 4, 2017 #98
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    When I had the Eaton Ultrashift, and had to do lots of starts and stops, like loading turkeys, I made sure to shut it off to reset the clutch, regularly.

    It didn't surprise me often, but there were times when it was cold that it would refuse to shift, up or down, or wouldn't go into reverse, you had to watch the indicator light, and more than just glance at it to see if it was working right.

    Our two ladies refused to drive them, but what do you do? I refused other trucks for better reasons than not liking the transmission.

    BTW, the Freedomline from the same era was much smoother, but not trouble free, either. Those were 12 and 16 speeds, never saw a 16, but heard those were even smoother.
     
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  11. Dec 4, 2017 #99
    cmrdev

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    you must not be a veteran trucker. This whole comment sounds strange to me. no offense buddy
     
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  12. Dec 4, 2017 #100
    Brandt

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    Most truck with manual transmission are limited to 1,800 RPMs on the pedal. So you would have hard time down shifting at 1,700 to bring engine up to 2,200 RPMs and get it back in gear. The Detroit transmission and engine are programed for that higher RPMs to give more engine braking power. You could do the same with manual of you can bring engine up to 2,200 RPMs
     
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