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Frank Miller · 12-09-2020, 08:03 AM

Do not pull that handle out with the car in motion. By do not I mean never. You can either disengage the overdrive with the kickdown switch which is difficult or come to a compete stop which is what I do. I hardly ever pull that lever out. Only if I have a lot of downhills. Uphills I kick out the OD with the gas.
I have the higher gears and I have crossed the rockies a few times as well as some other high mountains.
Shifting between gears up or down while the OD is engaged is not a problem. Sometimes I let the OD shift in second and then wind up before going to third.

12-09-2020, 08:03 AM	#2
Frank Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn, MA Posts: 2,106	Re: BorgWarner Overdrive Questions Do not pull that handle out with the car in motion. By do not I mean never. You can either disengage the overdrive with the kickdown switch which is difficult or come to a compete stop which is what I do. I hardly ever pull that lever out. Only if I have a lot of downhills. Uphills I kick out the OD with the gas. I have the higher gears and I have crossed the rockies a few times as well as some other high mountains. Shifting between gears up or down while the OD is engaged is not a problem. Sometimes I let the OD shift in second and then wind up before going to third. __________________ “The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is true.” ~ Ezra Pound