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Re: Transmission question
the transmissions are designed to be able to stay in gear while the engine is stoped. this is done through the tourque converter, it's basically a fan in a think liquid that turns another fan, the engine turns one fan and if the braks are on the other one wont turn. the only thing i can see is that the liquid in the tc (tourque converter) heats up a bit and there is a bit of extra strain on the tranny because of the constant force on it. i think that shifting into and out of neutral however might add more strain than it relieves because when you shift into gear there will be a sudden aplication of tourque although small that will cause strain. the cars are designes so that people drive them in gear all the time, mostly because thats how people drive them anyways.
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