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Overdrive bogs/slip under 55mph

posted by  Antiriad on  Fri Jul 28 05:42 CST 2006
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For the past 3 years I have been driving my 85' 240 (Mt and 175k miles) only on short trips.However yesterday when driving on a major highway at 60 mph for about 15 minutes I noticed that the car would seem to loose OD gear-bog down when I would drive at speeds bellow 55 mph. If I drop to 4th Gear It drives fine. Then again at 60 Mph and steady speed the OD seems to be fine. Just for you own info the car sits most of the time and I have put about 1100 miles over the last 3 years. Is this an indication that the tranny-OD unit is dying or that is gloged because of using it rarely?

Should I use the OD or Stop using it in Case I might cause more damage?
What is the RPM at 60 Mph At 4Th gear?
Thanks
Mike






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