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Ed,

Your comment about trying to get power in 5th gear and how it i not defined for that clicked a memory trace for me. My father never had a lot of excess money and always for his trucks bought the most stripped down model that he could find. Fuel economy was also prominent in his mind and he would boast of how he could exceed the estimated fuel economy of his vehicles. He had a late 1980's Chevy S10 pickup that he would use to drive around town when he needed to haul small loads; it did not see a lot of highway miles. It had a 5 spd in it and he would shift into 5th gear at around 35-40 mph. You could feel the truck bucking and my brothers and I would tell him that he shouldn't be shifting into overdrive at such a low speed, bu he would state that it was the best gear for fuel economy. In an effort to make a long story short, the transmission blew at 22,000 miles.

Overdrive gears are not meant for power, they are designed for economy.

Hauss, you might want to use save 5th gear until you are up to cruising speed and then use it for what it was intended for, saving you some fuel at the pump, wear and tear on the engine, and a little easier on your ears at highway speeds.

Good luck.

Jim