downshifting auto tran at 80 mph
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Has anyone responding to this post had any experience with the B&M trans switch that will give you different shift points. This being for the 4l60E transmission? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Well Dave, the moral of the story here is that you can idiot-proof the >transmission, but not the nut behind the wheel. >Just saw an article in the news about another idiot down in Seattle (inside >city limits) on I-5 doing 100mph, ass-ended another car, it burst into >flames, innocent motorist dead (burnt beyond recognition says coroner). >Driver held on $1,000,000 bail, to be remanded on charges of Vehicular >Homicide. Sad to say it is not a "gallows offense" in WA, but should be. >Speeders are just as bad as drunk drivers. No difference. They are menaces >to public safety. > WTF were you doing 80 ina truck anyway? Are you suicidal? Besides being a > HUGE hazard to anyone else that may ‘pop’ out on the road…what kind of > reaction time would you have? Try "none" > > Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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I want to put a sheep skin cover on my drivers seat, but have to remove the head restraints to do so. Anyone out there know how to remove the restraints? Thanks.
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RE/ >remove the head restraints to do so. Anyone out there know how to >remove the restraints?
Make? Model? Year? Pete Cresswell
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2001 Silverado. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >RE/ >remove the head restraints to do so. Anyone out there know how to >remove the restraints? >Make? Model? Year? >Pete Cresswell
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Well Dave, the moral of the story here is that you can idiot-proof the transmission, but not the nut behind the wheel. Just saw an article in the news about another idiot down in Seattle (inside city limits) on I-5 doing 100mph, ass-ended another car, it burst into flames, innocent motorist dead (burnt beyond recognition says coroner). Driver held on $1,000,000 bail, to be remanded on charges of Vehicular Homicide. Sad to say it is not a "gallows offense" in WA, but should be. Speeders are just as bad as drunk drivers. No difference. They are menaces to public safety.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> WTF were you doing 80 ina truck anyway? Are you suicidal? Besides being a > HUGE hazard to anyone else that may ‘pop’ out on the road…what kind of > reaction time would you have? Try "none" > Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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>Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing >about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state >trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my >brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it >goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view >mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the >engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a >right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn >down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I >put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything >works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that >automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? >thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
I dunno about the newer ones, but the older ones that didn’t have manual valve bodies wouldn’t shift down untill you hit a certain speed. They wouldn’t shift up from a stop, though. Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" 86 Chevy C-10 68 Chevy C-20 79 Ford F-250
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WTF were you doing 80 ina truck anyway? Are you suicidal? Besides being a HUGE hazard to anyone else that may ‘pop’ out on the road…what kind of reaction time would you have? Try "none" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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The ‘96 and newer Chevy’s (when they came out with the Programmer if I’m not mistaken. You could actually make the tranny stay in 1st. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The NEWER Chevy’s will. The old th350 (dunno about the 400 fer sure) could > stay in 1 till you had a parts yardsale on the road. > Grease > Yes, > GM will automatically shift the auto tranny into 2 (while the lever is in > 1) > to protect the tranny & engine. > ~Adam~ > — > Adam W. Yaws > Systems Administrator & CAD Development, SOC Products > SPEC Corporation > 101 W. Sixth St. Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 > Tel: (512) 479-7732 x2194 Fax: (512) 494-0756 > > Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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The NEWER Chevy’s will. The old th350 (dunno about the 400 fer sure) could stay in 1 till you had a parts yardsale on the road. Grease
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Yes, > GM will automatically shift the auto tranny into 2 (while the lever is in 1) > to protect the tranny & engine. > ~Adam~ > — > Adam W. Yaws > Systems Administrator & CAD Development, SOC Products > SPEC Corporation > 101 W. Sixth St. Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 > Tel: (512) 479-7732 x2194 Fax: (512) 494-0756 > Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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Yes, GM will automatically shift the auto tranny into 2 (while the lever is in 1) to protect the tranny & engine. ~Adam~ — Adam W. Yaws Systems Administrator & CAD Development, SOC Products SPEC Corporation 101 W. Sixth St. Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 479-7732 x2194 Fax: (512) 494-0756 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing > about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state > trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my > brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it > goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view > mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the > engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a > right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn > down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I > put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything > works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that > automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? > thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
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Picture this scenario…driving down the road late at night doing about 80 with the radio blasting. All of a sudden there is a state trooper sitting in a driveway on the left. Not wanting to hit my brakes, I shift my 97 GMC 1500(350) down, I thought into 2, but it goes all the way into low. I am totally focused on the rear view mirror looking for the cop and with the radio blasting don’t hear the engine overrevving or anything. About 5 miles down the road make a right and look down at the tranny indicator which is in low. I turn down the radio, but the engine isn’t revving like you would think…I put it in drive, then a bit later stop and try low, and everything works fine…my question, is there a safety thing in the tranny that automatically shifts out of low if it is dangerously overrevving? thanks, and please no lectures…I know it was dumb!
