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[LOUISENYLA@xxxx]

Dear Members,

Using Low Gear to slow a car down while on a long downgrade isn't it the very 
best advice, because our high compression engines in trying to slow the 
vehicle down can stretch rod bearing cap bolts, that's why dragster and funny 
cars and other racing cars throw there vehicles in neutral at the end of the 
quarter mile. Trucks are know to use lower gears on a down grade but they 
don't hurt the engines cause its a low compression engine, except for deisel 
, but diesel engines are extra extra heavy duty. Chances are you wouldn't 
stretch a bearing cap slowing one of those things down from coming out of 
orbit. If I was coming down a long long down grade, at most I would slip 
into second gear only, and gently tap my brakes.

Do you agree Dan????

Teddy 


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