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03-25-2005, 09:47 AM
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Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
I have always been told to never pull anything in OD. A buddy of mine said that it want hurt to pull a boat(16' fiberglass ).I think he is wrong. What do yall think?
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#2
03-25-2005, 10:05 AM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
NEVER pull something this heavy in OD. I pull LawnMowers and stuff in OD, but NEVER something that heavy. You will cause your tranny to start slipping!
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Matthew Brough  1997 Geo Prizm -- 301,000 miles 2000 Honda Accord -- 225,000 miles 2004 GMC Yukon XL -- 223,000 miles 1987 Jeep Comanche -- 116,000 miles 
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#3
03-25-2005, 02:35 PM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
I've been told the same thing. I don't use OD when I'm towing something or have a load in the bed of the truck. I haul a lot of mulch, topsoil, stone etc. and have to "consciously" shift the lever past OD whenever I do so.
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Thought for the Day… Alcohol does not make you fat - It makes you lean... against tables, chairs, floors, walls and ugly people.  If a prostitute here in America loses her job to a prostitute in India , is that considered "outwhoring"??-Jay Leno
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#4
03-25-2005, 09:13 PM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
Definately don't pull it in OD! You save such a small amount of gas with OD on. There is no way saving $3 is worth possibly spending thousands on a tranny rebuild. If he doesn't believe you, or us, tell him to look in the owners manual.
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#5
03-26-2005, 05:21 AM
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I am not an OD fan at all. I really only use it on the freeways. If I am traveling 55mph+ for long periods of time... But for around town, I just use drive.
And it is not good for tranny to be in OD when pulling... stresses everything out.
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#7
03-27-2005, 04:18 PM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
if the OD is a D with a square circle around it, then use 3. I havn't seen 1,2,3,D in anything but a car, but maybe some trucks have that too. Drive is almost always 3rd gear on an automatic transmission.
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'04 Cavalier coupe M/T 2.2 Ecotec Supercharged 14 PSI boost, charge air cooler, 42# injectors Tuned with HP Tuners Poly engine/trans/control arm bushings Self built and self programmed progressive methanol injection system
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#8
03-27-2005, 08:47 PM
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Re: Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
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Thought for the Day… Alcohol does not make you fat - It makes you lean... against tables, chairs, floors, walls and ugly people. If a prostitute here in America loses her job to a prostitute in India , is that considered "outwhoring"??-Jay Leno
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#9
03-28-2005, 06:14 AM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
my 88 has p-r-n-od-d-2-1 -- use d
my 96 has p-r-n-od-3-2-1 -- use 3
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Matthew Brough 1997 Geo Prizm -- 301,000 miles 2000 Honda Accord -- 225,000 miles 2004 GMC Yukon XL -- 223,000 miles 1987 Jeep Comanche -- 116,000 miles
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#10
08-09-2005, 08:18 AM
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Re: Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
I have pulled cross country pulling trucks and cars with no problem.
I use 3rd gear until I am at about 70-75 then I shift into OD. If I run into a hill or traffic I downshift to 3rd until I can regain momentum. The key is dont put heavy stress on the tranny when pulling in OD. When your going 75 on the highway at a steady speed, without hills, it puts very little stress on the tranny. Mabye I have been lucky, just my 2 cents.
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#11
08-14-2005, 06:17 PM
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Re: Pulling boat in Overdrive ?
kiss that tranny good bye
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