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re: "... Think the shock-loading on the trans and drivetrain parts
shifting in and out of gear at stop lights is harder on things than
just leaving it in gear ..."<br>
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Isn't the transmission going to drop into low(est) gear at a stop,
then upshift through all 3/4/5/6/8/9/10 gears when you accelerate
anyway? I usually put the AT into park at a stop (and have for years
with no issues--but I don't drive an AT all that much). I see a LOT
of cars with at least one brake light burnt out--you used to get a
fix-it ticket for that, but not anymore apparently--and always
figured it's due to people standing on the brakes through every stop
light (and tailgating and riding the brakes a lot, too). At worst, I
figure I'm using the shifting rods a bit more, and with a torque
converter it's not like dumping a clutch (which <i>is</i> pretty
rough on a drivetrain). Without brakes, an AT car wants to creep
forward, so by holding it stopped something has to be wearing
(clutches, bands?).<br>
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Anyway, interesting topic. If there's solid evidence that shifting
into park or neutral is truly bad, I will change my habit. I <i>always
</i>put my Healeys in neutral at a stop; standing on the clutch
prematurely wears the graphite release 'bearing,' and if my foot
were to slip with cross traffic or someone in a crosswalk ...<br>
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Bob<br>
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ps. I presume everybody here knows the proper technique for parking
an AT car on a hill, right (brake on, transmission in neutral,
parking brake on, transmission in park)?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/8/2021 11:18 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jem@milleredp.com">jem@milleredp.com</a>
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<blockquote type="cite">Quick question, I have a buddy that drives
his automatic transmission like
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a manual. He shifts going up and down hill, even shifts into
neutral at
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stop lights.
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I often hold a slushbox in a lower gear going uphill, or coming
downhill for engine braking.
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As for the people who shift into neutral at stop lights: I often
wonder who taught them to drive. Think the shock-loading on the
trans and drivetrain parts shifting in and out of gear at stop
lights is harder on things than just leaving it in gear, assuming
you're not doing it for half an hour or otherwise in a situation
(using torque-converter slip to hold you in position on a hill)
that would overheat the thing.
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John.
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