Are you saying one can adjust that sudden engagement? I've always accepted it as the nature of the beast and (I'll confess) I tend to use the clutch to make it less abrupt. Geo On 8/14/08, FRED E THOMAS <frede.thomas2 at verizon.net> wrote: > Allen, a very simple adjustment on just how quick or how hard the O/D kicks > in, I am also a "Valvoline" user. "FT"