Re: American transmission interchange

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I nu U nu.
:)

Ken Ames

Quoting farna@xxxxxxx:

> Just so you know, I knew that!! ;> That's why I put it in quotes.
> Most people (non-gear heads, of course!) refer to it as "passing gear" -- out
> of ignorance, I suppose. Note that "ignorance" doesn't mean "stupidity"! I
> used the word properly, meaning "doesn't know any different". 
> 
> On February 23, 2005 Ken Ames wrote:
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> > "Passing gear". Now there's a term I haven't heard in a while. Actually,
> it's
> > just the trans shifting back to second from high.
> > 
> > Ken Ames
> > 
> > Quoting farna@xxxxxxx:
> > 
> > > very abrupt, equivalent to slamming in gear and popping the clutch in a
> stick
> > > shift. When the valve is fully depressed it activates "passing gear" if
> !
> > >  vehicle speed is under a certain amount (I forget the speed, but I
> think
> > > under 45-50).
> 
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