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Why do vehicles with automatic transmission have a tachometer. My F150 with a 5 speed manual does not come with a tachometer?
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Why do vehicles with automatic transmission have a tachometer. My F150 with a 5 speed manual does not come with a tachometer?
whelennut So when you're towing you can see if the torque converter is staying locked up or not?
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Why not. I drive truck for a living and barely ever even glance at the tachometer.
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Why do vehicles with automatic transmission have a tachometer. My F150 with a 5 speed manual does not come with a tachometer?
whelennut I would prefer to have one regardless of auto or manual trans. It is nice to know what you are turning if you are downshifting to pull up grade, etc.
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Well, why bother with a clock, or an outside temp reading, or a temp gauge, or a fuel gauge? Lets go back to the old fuel reserve lever that you pulled when the main tank ran dry. That way you knew you had to find a gas station before the reserve tank ran dry.
For me, the more info, the better. YMMV.
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Fuel gauge? The one in my van quit 5 years ago. I use the 'backup gauge', AKA the trip meter, refilling when it hits 400 miles.
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My brother would never have known his automatic transmission was about to blow up on I95 when the engine was going 5000 rpm at 60 mph towing a 4000 lb construction trailer.
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I haven't seen a 5 speed in an F-150 since my old '89. Do they still make them? Seems to me that mine had a tach. I thought it was a great trip truck, but only when I was driving it because none of my buddies knew how to drive a stick properly. They would try to lug it through town in 5th gear or forget to shift out of 3rd once they got on the highway. I bought the dealer demo Platinum with every option they hang on those things and the power rear window, six color lighted cup holder toggle, sun roof and a bunch of other stuff is superfluous to my way of thinking. And yeah, it has a tach too.
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The 5 speed was difficult to find in 2003.
Even more now. Mine says Japan on it. I am guessing it is a Mazda. I am hoping it outlasts me.
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Just because it is an automatic doesn't mean you can't manually shift gears, especially when it needs to downshift. I find that if I wait for the transmission to downshift on inclines, especially when towing or hauling heavy the transmission won't downshift until the truck starts to strain. I find it better to watch the tach and manually downshift before the engine starts to struggle. That way I maintain momentum much better
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I haven't seen a 5 speed in an F-150 since my old '89. Do they still make them? Seems to me that mine had a tach. I thought it was a great trip truck, but only when I was driving it because none of my buddies knew how to drive a stick properly. They would try to lug it through town in 5th gear or forget to shift out of 3rd once they got on the highway. I bought the dealer demo Platinum with every option they hang on those things and the power rear window, six color lighted cup holder toggle, sun roof and a bunch of other stuff is superfluous to my way of thinking. And yeah, it has a tach too. No. the only full sized pickup made with a manual any more is a Dodge 2500 or 3500 with the diesel.
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I haven't seen a 5 speed in an F-150 since my old '89. Do they still make them? Seems to me that mine had a tach. I thought it was a great trip truck, but only when I was driving it because none of my buddies knew how to drive a stick properly. They would try to lug it through town in 5th gear or forget to shift out of 3rd once they got on the highway. I bought the dealer demo Platinum with every option they hang on those things and the power rear window, six color lighted cup holder toggle, sun roof and a bunch of other stuff is superfluous to my way of thinking. And yeah, it has a tach too. No. the only full sized pickup made with a manual any more is a Dodge 2500 or 3500 with the diesel. I believe Ram dropped the manual transmission all together now....they were the last.
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Could be. I haven't kept up on the new ones.
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