olddude Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I have a 1990 Odyssey 22' with the v-6 motor and have read on several forums that the owners drive with the transmission o/d off. Is this the norm? I can see this would probably be required with the 4 cyl owners but not with the v-6. Input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoprat Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I have a 1990 Odyssey 22' with the v-6 motor and have read on several forums that the owners drive with the transmission o/d off. Is this the norm? I can see this would probably be required with the 4 cyl owners but not with the v-6. Input? For myself, I put my tranny in overdrive when I will be driving on flat roads and in gentle hills. Any kind of serious mountains or hills, I take it out of overdrive. I believe the constant shifting doesn't do the drive train any good. The cost of gas has risen and I like to stretch a buck to the limit, but constant shifting can break a tranny, so what have you gained ? I guess I just use caution to dictate when I use overdrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 The avereage altitude around here is 5000ft, so in 20 years my O/D has almost never been used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bufbooth Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I have a 1990 Odyssey 22' with the v-6 motor and have read on several forums that the owners drive with the transmission o/d off. Is this the norm? I can see this would probably be required with the 4 cyl owners but not with the v-6. Input? I have a 1990 Odyssey 22 with V6 also, and I would recommending using the OD as often as possible to get better gas mileage, keep the engine running cooler, and keeping the engine and transmission running at lower RPMs. It is my experience that if one uses the cruise control on slightly hilly or worst roads, the transmission will down shift more often than one would like. The method that I use is to try to alway use the OD and when I approach a hill I take the cruise off (or just leave it off on short trips) and I just keep the gas petal at the same spot, the motorhome will start to slow down, but in most cases no more than 5 to 10 mph, but once over the hill, the speed will pick back and and the transmission never down shifted. After a few minutes of driving like this, you will notice that you can push the gas petal down a little before it will force a down shift (actually, I think on can disconnect the petal passing arm to reduce downshifts, but that is another story), so once one notices that the motorhome is slowing down on a hill, one can give it a little gas to keep the speed up without forcing a downshift. Give the above a try and I think you will find it much easier than it sounds and will see a cooler running engine/transmission. Dennis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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