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<p>[QUOTE="jgremlin, post: 2222789, member: 42085"]It should be noted that not all automatic transmissions are the same. And therefore, this is something that does not necessarily apply to all automatics, just that particular automatic. Do you know the make/model of the transmission you're working with.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW the truck I've been driving lately has an Eaton Fuller Ultrashift in it. The only quirks I've encountered as far as getting it into gear goes are that you need to leave it in neutral for a few seconds after engine start before you try to shift into a gear. And then you need to hold the service brake while making your initial gear selection. If you don't hold the service brake and/or try to shift into gear too soon after engine start, it will just sit in neutral and beep at you until you push the neutral button i.e. cancel your gear selection, then hold the service brake and make your gear selection again.</p><p><br /></p><p>After that initial gear selection, you can switch between forward and reverse at will without holding the service brake or even being stopped completely. However once selected, the shift will not be executed until the truck speed drops below 2mph IIRC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jgremlin, post: 2222789, member: 42085"]It should be noted that not all automatic transmissions are the same. And therefore, this is something that does not necessarily apply to all automatics, just that particular automatic. Do you know the make/model of the transmission you're working with. FWIW the truck I've been driving lately has an Eaton Fuller Ultrashift in it. The only quirks I've encountered as far as getting it into gear goes are that you need to leave it in neutral for a few seconds after engine start before you try to shift into a gear. And then you need to hold the service brake while making your initial gear selection. If you don't hold the service brake and/or try to shift into gear too soon after engine start, it will just sit in neutral and beep at you until you push the neutral button i.e. cancel your gear selection, then hold the service brake and make your gear selection again. After that initial gear selection, you can switch between forward and reverse at will without holding the service brake or even being stopped completely. However once selected, the shift will not be executed until the truck speed drops below 2mph IIRC.[/QUOTE]
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