Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1j.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!ihnp4!ihu1j!gek From: gek@ihu1j.UUCP (glenn kapetansky) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: driving through black-top rivers Message-ID: <137@ihu1j.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Jan-85 16:07:02 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1j.137 Posted: Wed Jan 2 16:07:02 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Jan-85 04:43:22 EST References: <275@pertec.UUCP>, <590@aluxe.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 15 >>Contrary to popular misconception, automatics can shift down and >>run on compression just like sticks. That is the reason they say, >>1 - 2 - 3 - R, so you can lock it in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd as well as reverse. Actually, if you read the manual, you'll find that all but a handful of cars give you 1st AND 2nd (like an automatic 2-speed) when you choose "2". Thus, there is no way to start up in 2nd gear with an auto trans (very useful in the snow/ice). -- glenn kapetansky "Think of it as evolution in action" ...ihnp4!ihu1j!gek