Archive for December, 2011


Can a transmission really fall out of a truck?

Or is it just a figure of speech?

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What is the best way to do the following things on a manual transmission car?

Can you please rank the following, from best to worst, in their respective situations: 1) Stopped at a red light: a) press in clutch, shift to neutral, release clutch b) press clutch and brake at same time, leaving it in first gear. 2) Slowing down: a) shift from gear to neutral and coast b) downshift [...]

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Is keeping an automatic transmission in low gear bad?

For performance driving, I keep it in second to get engine braking when I let off the gas, and more power when I get back on it. Is this hurting anything in my automatic transmission or just causing extra wear?

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Recall information?

We have a 1997 GMC jimmy that had a blown transmission. Through research, I have seen that there MAY OR MAY NOT be a recall. I have the VIN in front of me and was curious of how to obtain that information tonight, whether it was caused by defect. Thanks.

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Can you mix transmission fluid and bleach?

My car leaked ALL the transmission fluid in the garage and I am gonna use a cleaner with bleach, is that ok?

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