OK, so we have talked considerably about various aspects of the 4 Speed Automatic A604. Not so long ago, I mentioned about travelling through the mountains, and I had made a comment about the transmission and using the transmission as a break based on my experiences with other transmissions, and someone here called me to task with the statement "Haven't you read your manual??"
Well, no I had not. I did receive the owners manual with the 94 Grand Caravan I purchased, but had not really looked at it.
SO I did! I am still confused. All my manual talks about is towing, and it is explicit - when towing, you "MUST" have the transaxle in "D" to prevent overheating???
This is the opposite of what I would have expected. So I will recap...
I have the 7 passenger capacity, and - while I will be fully loaded - I will NOT be towing anything. I will, however, be travelling through the rockies.
Am I correct then, that the best option is to simply leave the trans in "D" as opposed to "3"?
And would someone please either explain the theory of operation of this tranmission, or point me to a link that does??? I really like to know how things work under the hood, even if only on a cursory basis. The A604 seems to be quite a departure from anything that came before it, and I would like to understand what is going on (especially in comparison to older transmissions).
Thanks!