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<p>[QUOTE="TravR1, post: 11712412, member: 206908"]One thing I noticed on the second part of my drive when I took an exit, I got downshifted OK. Then when I came up to the connecting freeway I was stuck in 8th gear.</p><p><br /></p><p>My speed was good, and ready for the shift up. But my RPMs were stuck too high and it wouldn't come down. I wasn't on the throttle. It's like it just froze there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I eventually got it when the road flattened out. But when the RPMs get stuck high, how do you bring that down? I tried to brake a little even though I was already going too slow but it stayed high at about 1800 would be my guess and it wouldn't take 9th.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TravR1, post: 11712412, member: 206908"]One thing I noticed on the second part of my drive when I took an exit, I got downshifted OK. Then when I came up to the connecting freeway I was stuck in 8th gear. My speed was good, and ready for the shift up. But my RPMs were stuck too high and it wouldn't come down. I wasn't on the throttle. It's like it just froze there. I eventually got it when the road flattened out. But when the RPMs get stuck high, how do you bring that down? I tried to brake a little even though I was already going too slow but it stayed high at about 1800 would be my guess and it wouldn't take 9th.[/QUOTE]
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