---- Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I had no braking problems descending steep terrain in the
> intermountain/Rocky Mt. region
> in my '91 Westy automatic. That transmission is very good for that purpose
> by
> using lower gears. Easier in fact than having to use a clutch to change
> gears
> in those conditions.
>
> Bob
>
And I had no difficulty with my '91 camper, four-speed standard transmission.  Worked wonderfully well on very steep downhill grades with tight switchbacks, some of which I descended in 2nd gear.

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David McNeely