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Radiator Blind - Unobtanium????

puff4

puff4

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MikeH said:
...and free-wheeling trans-axle (let off the gas and it was like throwing it out of gear).
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Many of the newer automatics work that way... my Toyota Sienna does. It will quite easily free-wheel down hills... but then if you touch the brake you can feel the trans re-engage to give you engine braking.
 
MikeH

MikeH

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The free-wheeling on the Saab was initially because of the 2-stroke engine. There was no oil injection. You had to mix the gas and oil. So using engine braking could starve the engine for lube.
 
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