88 max aod help
#1
88 max aod help
88 max aod,has anyone been able to get around the issue of not going into overdrive until the car reaches a certain temp?i enjoy the max,but its rough on fuel.is there anyway to get around this issue,if i let it idle,it cools down on the interstate and then jumps out of o.d to warm back up.thanx
#2
It's not really an "issue" with these tranny's, but that is the way Nissan designed them. Something about preventing OD from engaging below a certain temperature to prevent damage to the tranny, so I feel it's best left that way. In cold weather mine kicks in and out of OD on the highway, but I've gotten used to it. You could always just block a portion of the rad with cardboard if it really bothers you, then it would stay runing a bit warmer at idle though.
#3
I was also going to recomend some cardboard over the radiator to keep it hotter.....or you could put a hotter thermostat in (if its even available...but I would NEVER recomend doing this)
#4
The OE thermostat on our (2nd gen) cars opens at 170F, I believe. Usually parts stores offer two different temps, with the hotter ones being like 195. In the winter it's ok, cuz you'll get heat sooner from a colder engine, but like cardana said in summer it'll probably be bad. I suppose you could add more water to the coolant mixture as well.
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