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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-780)
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:32:05 -0500

Most people with an AT would like more engine braking, not less.  It saves
wear on your brakes.  I believe that this feature is related to what gear
you're in, not the RPMs.
  Why is shifting to neutral less convenient with an AT than with a MT?

Larry A.

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:08 AM, William Seward <trotxart@comcast.net>wrote:

> Does anyone know a way to get my '91 automatic Vanagon Carat to
> freewheel or coast after letting off the gas pedal, going, say, 60-70
> mph?  It seem to do this between 2k and 1k rpm, dropping back to idle
> but when reving 3k or more it stays there and acts as a motor brake
> when letting off the gas.  Shifting to neutral works but =20
> inconvienent.  An electric switch controller would work nicely.
>
> Bill
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> On Jul 25, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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