| Re: [GMCnet] Brakes going soft - How long to wait / What to do? [message #322215 is a reply to message #322212] |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Peer,
Whoever advised you not to use the transmission to keep your speed down was INCORRECT!
What Manny says is not to drop the transmission into Super at speeds above 45mph (I may have that number wrong, if I do someone
correct me) as it puts a high load on the trans. He says slowing down to 45 THEN putting the transmission in Super is OK.
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
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From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Peer Oliver Schmidt GMC
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:27 AM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Brakes going soft - How long to wait / What to do?
Keith,
> I prefer,
> Keith "Use the engine not the brakes on long descents" Vasilakes
that's what I have learned in driving school as well. However, 2015 or
2016, when we did Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway, I asked the same thing,
and someone mentioned that the GMC transmission guru advises different.
So today, I drove with the brake most of the time, while after getting
affected by the pedal, I moved it down to 2nd gear setting, just to be
one the safe side from my point of view. There were only something like
5-6 curves and after that the freeway.
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Best regards
Peer Oliver Schmidt
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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