Parking Like This Will Destroy Your Automatic Transmission
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- Parking Like This Will Destroy Your Automatic Transmission, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. What not to do to your automatic transmission if you want it to last a long time. 5 tips for driving an automatic transmission car. How to drive an automatic transmission car. Automatic transmission explained and driving techniques. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 54 years.
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One of my cars has a single speed transmission. So, yes, it’s kinda like a direct drive from the engine to the wheels.
Our steam engine had a weird tranny. Double Helicle locked train herringbone folded articulated took main from 3600 to 193 turns on 13' bull gear of shaft. 600' plus long at 2,500,000 ftlb torque. About 90000 hp. Went fast.
Which do you hate more gm or Hyundai
Plastic car
An internal stator, not "rotor", turns a 1:1 'fluid coupling' into a 2.4:1 torque multiplying 'torque converter' !
Same way a fulcrum turns a 'stick' into a 'lever'...
ATF fluid isn't just in the torque converter but inside the entire automatic transmission... some manual trannies also use ATF for lower internal friction vs tranny 'grease'...
At normal driving/cruising speeds, wheels/tires generally spin at 1,000 RPMs or less...
The advice comes around *16:10*
Thank you. :)
You are a life saver lol. I thought I was stuck with watching the whole video to get to the advice.
THANK YOU!!!
What a hero
The hero we need
*Summary*
1. Don’t coast on N going downhill, stay on D or lower gears.
2. Don’t shift to P before the car stops, reach complete stop.
3. Try to keep fuel level above quarter full.
4. Don’t drive with a spare tire for long period of time, get it changed ASAP.
5. Use the emergency / handbrake when parking uphill / downhill.
6. In case of water slipping into the transmission, tow it to a mechanic for service.
7. Overloading your car during hot weather can cause transmission to oxidize - premature wear and tear on the transmission.
8. Check car’s Manuel before towing for the max capacity of the car.
9. Make sure to warm up the engine before moving in cold (snowy) environment.
My uncle taught me to always park my car with the emergency brake before putting the gear into park to prevent wearing down the transmission. He's been a mechanic 50 plus years
I always put car in park then enable ebrake. Since like 2012!!! Looks like I've been doing the sequence wrong. Ebrake first then parking P mode. Lmao i got lucky i never park in a steep hill . My parking has always been flat surface as i live in a flat city. Lucky lucky. From now on, change sequence.
@@moileung you can put it in park first, as long as you pull the e-brake before you let off the regular brakes.
@@moileung It all depends on where you live. Your sequence was not wrong for a flat land but in the mountains you want to use the e-brake first so you can put the tranny in Park. My wife has a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the automatic transmission. She has to be very careful because it will pop out of Park very easily. A number of years back a very well known actor was killed when the transmission on his car slipped out of Park and allowed the vehicle to roll down the hill and smashed him against his gate.
@@moileung It absolutely does not matter if you're parking in a very flat area. If you put the car in park while the car is not moving, then put the ebrake on, you will not wear your transmission. The thing to watch for that would wear the transmission is if you put it in park, let go of the brake, and feel the car roll a little and 'bounce' against the parking pawl. This will only happen if the car is on a hill.
I don't know anyone besides myself and my wife who always use the "PARKING brake" (not really an emergency brake, is it?) even when parking an automatic (we both have driven manual cars for years). I did have to tell her a few times if you put it in park first and it rolls until it locks, before applying the parking brake, it defeats the purpose... Always stop the car first, then parking brake, then put in Park. If your parking brake doesn't work too well and you need to park on a hill, turn your tires towards (on a downhill) or away (on an uphill) from the curb, let it roll till the tires hit the curb, still apply the parking brake, then put in Park. Moral of the story - always put it in park LAST. I have friends who look at me like I have 3 heads for using the parking brake.
The actual do's and dont's start at 16:09
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This man Scotty is an absolute video-making machine. Plus,the videos are all very-good to excellent. I really enjoy Scotty's cheerful and informative videos!
Agreed.
I guess you can make short videos and answer questions fast to crank out videos when your the most KNOWLEDGEABLE MAN IN THE INDUSTRY!
I suspect Scotty has some staff to put this together and he then narrates it, looks too professional. Of course his videos with his talking head are all self made clearly.
Rev up you're engines !
Unless you have a turbooooo
Disagree. He hates almost every EU cars, only Japanese or US cars are the best.
Last time I was this early, Scotty didn't have his 94 Celica.
Lol
The wealth of knowledge I have learned about cars in the last 2 weeks since I found Scotty's channel is incredible. I went from knowing very little about the inner workings of vehicles to knowing a lot of what I need to know.
@@kimdavis5631 i went to school for automotive, I've worked on cars and trucks since I was a kid, I still learn from scotty
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@@josephzeigler6853 Nah, I have never been a fan of the cars. I don't like boxer engines. Besides, ground dragons are so much more fun. XD
@Ed Findlay 6 months later and I am doing all my own fluid changes. Also changing and rotating my own tires. I'm proud of myself. :)
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Very good Scotty. I've personally researched some of these things and you are on point. It is good that you take the time to gain and impart knowledge in this manner. Keep it up. 👍
come to a complete stop, and set the parking/e brake WHILE STILL PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. When getting in to drive, push the brake pedal BEFORE releasing the parking/e brake.
I drive a Nissan Sunny (manual) in Sri Lanka and I love it. I always prefer manual because of the control it gives me. I don't know about US. But when you take the exam for your driver's license and you decided to drive an automatic car with the examiner, you are not allowed to drive manual vehicles. If you drove a manual, you are allowed to drive a car with any kind of transmission.
First vehicle I drove when I got my license at 16 was a 5 speed manual. I drove in traffic heavy
Seattle/surrounding area for years in it. I'd have a pop in one hand and a burger in the other shifting gears in traffic lol. Back then I thought it was so cool that you could start your vehicle by rolling it and popping the clutch. Nothing but automatics for me now.
Lol..that image you gave reminded me of my 5 speed manual days..the things I could do with only 2 hands while steering and shifting, then switching between the clutch, brake and gas..I was pretty darn good at multitasking, and I didn't have to worry about telling anyone no if they ask to borrow my car.. all I had to say is "ohhh it's a stick...sorry"🤷🏽♀️ ..😄
That's the common everyday practice we do in Europe all the time ;)
Once learned, everything happens so spontaneously that I have never really found automatic anyhow desirable - instead its outweighing disadvantages keep pushing me off right away.
For example, oddly enough, while Scotty was talking about stalling at 11:45, completely unrelated footage of exact opposite side of the thing was shown - when you get stuck into snow or mud, you can much more easily get it unstuck with manual as you have direct precise control of torque by ability to arbitrarily "dose" both throttle and clutch separately, and clutch setting acting immediately, and you can even preselect a higher gear which sometimes helps in worst situations.
In many snowwy and muddy situations I drive with my manual all the time, I have got real troubles when I have been a driver for an automatic, as you cannot engage enough the torque converter without having enough rpm, you cannot have have direct immediate feeling of traction according to throttle (and even less to the nonexistent clutch..), and the level of engagement only changes with significant delay it takes to either accelerate or decelerate the rpm according to the throttle pedal. Not to mention you cannot preselect a higher gear.
What about anti-skid features and ESC? No, they are of absolute zero help in the stuck situation, as they only take over when a wheel is already slipping, when it is way too late. With manual and a trained "touch", the helpful trick is to prevent wheels slipping in first place.
Furthermore, automatic is also somewhat problematic during normal driving on slippery road, as the moment of gear change is never completely predictable for the driver, so sometimes slipping tends to occur while gear changes and unprepared driver is not ready to "smooth out" the throttle accordingly. With manual, driver always knows when to chhange gear and is better able to "smooth out" after it by arbitrary controllability of both throttle and clutch. This issue is, though, somewhat alleviated by modern ESC, but still...
Yet more, IMO, very relevant advantages of manual, any of which I would never tradeoff for the minor convenience of automatic, are the abilities to arbitrarily and smoothedly disengage and re-engage the traction by clutch whenever I want (helpful in some maneuverings and recovering from skid situations), engine brake with arbitrary gear, tow and go long downhills on neutral without lubrication problems, push-start, and move the car with starter when engine inoperable. Not sure whether the need of extra maintenance and proness for faults and costly repairs of the automatics are even worth mentioning.. Also, the ability to have direct (yet arbitrary with selectable gear) coupling between wheels and crankshaft is beneficial in some maintenance work, for example when needing to remove the crankshaft pulley bolt you can hold the shaft and pulley stationary while undoing the bolt by using brakes with gear engaged.
I would never have a traditional automatic as a daily driver. Another story would be some kind of computer-controlled manual transmission like some semis have. Provided with every control as driver-overridable, it would effectively combine all the advantages of both manual and automatic.
Love Scotty's informative videos. Learn a lot and I have a technician like Scotty. He's saved me lots of money. Tells me to not waste my money when needed. Who creates Scotty's graphics and mechanical animation. Easy to follow. Thank you Scotty!!!! You're the best!!!
Not gonna lie Scotty, when my brother first showed me your channel I thought you were a crazy person, but you're one of the most intelligent and interesting people I've ever watched! Love all your tips and helpful videos!
Back in the 60s, we referred to one of our friends as Hydromatic because he was shiftless. Lol
And I’m guessing money went through his fingers… no clutch!
Actually, Hydramatics shifted more often than other automatics... 4 gears instead of 2 or 3...
This video is a comprehensive and informative lesson that can easily be made into multiple videos. Thank you Scotty
I love manual always will Scotty for all the reasons you said above.
Scotty's advice on cars is invaluable. Thank you.
One of the things mentioned in this video that I do is shift from reverse to drive before I’m fully stopped, I’m glad to have learned what the effects of that are. I will make an effort to break that habit
If I park on any kind of an incline, I always put my parking brake on before I release the brake pedal.
Most important aspect 👍👍👍
Exactly, keep it from hard shifting when you go to leave
THIS !!!
Correct.
I do it every time I park, regardless of incline, or lack thereof. Good habit to get into.
Keep it up Scotty!
Some of the things mentioned here are things I have had to learn on my own after multiple cars unfortunately it's been a really long time since I've driven manual so now I'm just an automatic guy who still wants a manual someday also awesome vid Mr Kilmer thank you for all the info always reliable source thank you
The grandad i never had, I love you Scotty. Each time i have a challenge with my car i turn to your channel for advice and it works most of the time.
Thank you for another absolutely informative video, I have learned a lot of important information from your videos. You are definitely a treasure trove of information when it comes to cars and trucks and I would like to thank you for sharing. Especially when you show repairs and how easy it can be done at home with the right tools.
Yes, thank you Scotty for all the information!
Scotty... Subscribers going up! Did you ever think you would have this many??? So many love you! Must be nice 🤓
i learned a few pointers and tips Scotty. Thank you for taking the time and making the production of the video. AWESOME!!!
Thank you very much for the Auto update. I was a mechanic for 10 years. Any vehicle over 2000 is a learning experience thank you scotty.
This video, if nothing else, explains very well how wondrous automatic transmissions in general, and continuously variable automatic transmissions in particular, truly are. Wow.
How did you connect low fuel levels to transmission wear?!? The transmission fluid is responsible for cooling and lubrication as well as operating pressures. The engine oil lubricates and partially cools the main engine components, with the engine coolant being the main temperature control.
The only two things the fuel would possibly cool or lubricate would be the fuel pump and injectors.
Agreed. There is no connection between these two systems.
Agreed. This guy is one of those people who sounds really knowledgable to people who don't know any better.
As far as I'm aware, the only thing that can be affected by low fuel level (assuming you don't actually run out while driving) is the fuel pump itself, which in many cars is immersed in the fuel and relies on it for cooling.
Dude, Scotty... I'm catching up on your videos and I'm so freaking impressed. Doubt you'll see this ever, but had to say it. Hats off to you, my man. Thank you.
Most of the tips for preserving an automatic transmission I learned as a kid just watching my mom drive her '83 Jeep Wagoneer. Especially about warming it up; mostly because if she didn't start it, let it run high for a minute, then kick it down to a normal idle and sit there until the needle moved off of the C, it was pretty much a guarantee it was going to die the first time she tried to take off from a stop sign. Never really thought about why that was, just accepted it as one of those things that was a given with an older vehicle, especially since it was a heavily used ranch truck before my mom got it.
I finally learned to drive a manual when I got my 2003 Honda Civic a couple years ago. I hated it at first, but I don't think I'd want to go back to automatic now that I've got it down. I borrowed my mom's car one time since, and I kept trying to press the non-existent clutch, and it just didn't feel right.
Most people have no idea HOW to set the parking brake with an automatic. Stop the vehicle. Shift into neutral. Set the parking brake hard enough so the vehicle doesn't move. Then and only then shift into Park.
My 2021 mazda puts electric operated parking brake on at car shutdown
Yet another fantastic and in depth video by Scotty. I have to say I've always driven a manual transmission car, until I bought my truck and yes there is something to be said for the easy use of the automatic. My mustang is a six speed though!
Been waiting for a video like this from you Scotty, fantastic!
Love the video my grandpa taught me most of these older things, it was cool to see the different types of transmissions I hadn't seen though. I have a friend who added washer fluid instead of transmission fluid and well it messed up everything. It was by accident but it was a costly accident. Ended up having to buy a new car after that mistake so don't use washer fluid in place of transmission fluid.
Good job Scotty...
You explain cars so beautifully beautifully
Thanks for your expertise and experience Scotty!
Loving your new content Scotty! Excellent production value!
Popping a semi in neutral going downhill is called "Georgia Overdrive."
Not recommended.
These presentations are so amazing! I can't help feeling envious, I know nothing about this stuff. When I retire I will apply for an internship! Remember to put my application at the top. Please!
Amazing Video Scotty!....a wealth of technical information...I don't know how you have time to create such a comprehensive video!...Great Job!
Thank You Scotty as always the videos tutorials by You makes everything easier to understand a specially to someone who’s English is not a first language
Thank You
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Have found that parking our two Subaru vehicles with CVT trannys on slopes without properly engaging the emergency brake can bend a "shift plate" that will prevent one from being able to change out of park. Wife had a tendency of doing that to the point that her 2016 Forester had to be towed to the dealership for repairs. Fortunately, Suburu did warranty the repairs.
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I love your video Scotty. I now fully understand a CVT engine: it’s similar to a bicycle with gears. In 28 of my 36 years of driving I’ve driven manual and I love it. It gives me more control in all situations. My latest car is a Subaru Crosstrek, with a 6 speed manual transmission. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it’s all-wheel drive. I actually wish I could disconnect the rear wheels from this feature until I needed it, but oh, well.
Love watching your videos, always love to learn about all types of vehicles.
I have a 2012 honda accord lx with an automatic transmission, and I have always used my parking brake when I park and everyone would question it. Now I have an actual response of why it is a good idea.
I have an '08 Accord that I've owned since '09. Never use my parking brake unless I'm on a hill. I still have the car and never had an issue with the transmission. But then, I take good care of the car and I don't ever drive it hard.
Who parks without using the parking brake? 😱😱😱
@@aitoluxd . You don't need it if you're on flat ground. Overusing your e-brake will cause it to wear quickly and you'll need to replace it.
@@MrSupernova111 not if it's a mechanical parking brake
@@MrSupernova111 100% wrong. You shouldn't be spouting incorrect information. ANYTIME you can use the parking brake, first, that takes the "pressure" off the transmission when parking, not only when on a hill
Bring car to a stop
With foot still on brake, shift from Drive to Neutral
Foot still on brake, engage Parking Brake
Foot off brake, shift from Neutral to Park
Shut off engine
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We used to have 2 riding lawn mowers that worked like that. The Older one From Western Auto was the Best one, and The Newer One came From Sears.
Scott esq knowledge about automobiles is amazing...maybe I need to save these videos
Scotty……
A lot of people with Automatics don’t know how to use the E-Brake 🚨 when parked on a hill,…
So I’m going to say it one more time…
Whenever you park on a hill,
1st shift the car into neutral, while holding the Brake pedal.
2nd Engage your E-Brake and Let go of the brake pedal slowly, so the car can level. (Your E-Brake must hold the cars weight)
3rd put the car into Park, Boom done ✅…
If you do this, you won’t get that Thump sound on the transmission when you shift into Drive from Park…
You are Welcome !!!!!!
Curious, what cause the thump sound?
Mainly because it seems Americans got into the habit of calling it an 'emergency brake' instead of a parking brake.
Are the three procedures to be performed when the engine is not running ? The reason I'm asking is, how can you shift from neutral to park without going over the drive and reverse mode and not holding on the brake pedal?
On Automatics [ AT ] when you press the brake pedal, the computer controls the clutch, and allows you to shift into [ N ] and then into [ P ]
It’s the same as going from [ D ] into [ P ]..
The only difference is shifting the car into neutral position, and engaging the parking/e-brake…
@@csan255 you cannot shift the automatic transmission car when the engine is not running 🏃♂️….
For a stick shift car,., you should know the parking brake very well 😆
Good afternoon, Scotty! Thank you for letting me know to warm my car up before driving and to fill it up before it gets past the 1/4 mark. I learn so much from you....THANK YOU!!
I actually have no idea what Scotty was talking about the fuel level. As long as you have enough fuel to run and not too much water condensed in it to cause rough running, the engine and let alone the gearbox couldn't care less.
Of course it wouldn't hurt to not keep the tank too empty though, as more fuel content lessens the buildup of condensing water, and the main issue of having low fuel level in long term is actually the internal corrosion of fuel tank.
Scotty is a great and skilled guy, but honestly, quite many of his "facts" are feeling-biased personal opinions and beliefs.
Absolutely love the additional information. Thank you
Scotty reminds me of how my uncle taught me how to work on vehicle's... Straight facts does not care about opinions or feelings 😁
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Wow Scotty I love when you explain car components and there usage etc. Thank you so much. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
It's 'their' usage, not "there" usage.
There refers to a place or location, like saying; here and there.
they, them, their, refers to people or entities.
Like saying; These are 'their' apples. The apples are over 'there'.
@@DeeDee-pw9pm please don't do that I know the difference I'm not here for a English lesson. Be blessed
Thank you, Scotty. Another great video with awesome information. Cheers!
Great job Scotty. Thank you for all your help.
Good content Scotty
When I was in high school I had a 76 Monza TC. I decided that peeling out was revving up the RPM's and dropping it into drive. I did that once and split my pinion in half. Hat to hit the junkyard for a lot of parts.
Then you learned that muscle cars could spin the tires by merely flooring the gas pedal...
@@captinbeyond - And pumping up the lifters bends the valves...
@@captinbeyond The kids in the movie Blurred said We're not paying for transport after stacking the Kingswood
Best description of a CVT I've seen! Great advice!
Love this technical lecture.
Hi Scotty, Great video. As usual you are the honest and sincere person on the World Wide Web. You don’t have no alternative motives. Just keep doing what your doing. God bless
I bless you
Youre welcome
Always love your videos! Can you explain in more details about how running you fuel tank low effects auto transmission fluid pressure? Now, I'm very curious
He explained the fuel level/auto transmission thing wrong... and the whole concept was wrong, anyway...
Man you are a Genius many days you help me figure out what’s wrong with my car and thank you Scotty!
You are such a good teacher Scotty. Cheers.
Your videos are excellent, I'm an engineer (mechanical and pneumatic) and you explain things better than I ever could. Excellent mechanical knowledge combined with superb delivery = must watch. Would really like you to do a service guide, gearbox oil change video for a 2009 Jaguar XF 3.0V6 D. 241HP. Keep up the good work scotty, from your neighbour across the Atlantic.
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I'm your avid fan in many things about automotive tech, keep doing it, thank you and more power to you..
I love the unbiased informative nature of this video, rare to see these days. Automotive enthusiast all have their bias', and not always once they become a mechanic separate their bias' to just present the facts.
I found this video educational and interesting. My main concern is with the modern CVT. While I like the way it performs, but is frustrating to not have a dipstick to check fluid level and condition. Plus, it needs a special transmission fluid that is more expensive than the traditional one, and it is harder for someone to do a fluid change at home. The complexity of modern cars makes me wish I held onto my old cars from the 80's and 90's.
And it has a metal belt you have to change...that's stupid..
Yeah the older vehicles were easy to check and maintain. Everything is computer driven and any modern transmission is hard to even try to change the fluids.
Computers suck when it comes to vehicles. 🙄
I have a mitsubishi lancer 2016 with cvt transmission and it does have dipstick to check oil level
I would love to see a comparison video on how Honda's Hybrid ECVT is different and what recommendations should be given on how to care for a Hybrid transmission. For instance, you really cannot warm up a hybrid car, so how does that effect the transmission? If you have a CVT or ECVT that doesn't have fluid is it still necessary to warm up your car (at least for the transmissions sake)?
You can warm up a hybrid by just turning on the heat, it instantly starts the engine. Also you don't need to warm your car up, check Scotty's video on that.
This is an excellent talk Scotty, very clear and informative. Now I actually understand the relationship between torque and speed and acceleration. :-)
That ZF 8 Soeed has incredible shifts. Not only are Shifts really clean with a nice little jerk with each shift, the Shifts it's self are very precise each time.
Agreed! The ZF in my f-Type seems to have ESP - it senses when i'd want it to shift and does it at the same time as i would! it also compensates nicely for the throttle position, holding on for longer under harder acceleration. Great gearbox.
Very informative, thank you. A lot of useful information. I wish there were more models available with manual transmission available on this market...
This episode was an abundance of information, thank you lots . . .
Great! Your clips are very informative and I love your quick voice!
Outstanding info. Thank you!
When I first got my driver's license, I would occasionally drive my father's 200 hp Mercedes C class with an automatic transmission, and my mom's 91 hp honda with a manual transmission. The honda was so much more fun. My car is a 98 hp honda civic with a manual and I would never trade it for any automatic car.
PS: I live in Germany, where we have the autobahn with no speed limits. Manual cars are still more fun, even if the max speed is lower.
Manuals also make you a better driver.
And this is why I love my 2021 VW JETTA 6 Speed Standard Transmission!
As always great knowledge and commentary from Scotty
I still drive MANUAL. I like it and learned how to not roll backwards. I also chew gum and breathe and see and think at the same time too. Manual transmission was cheaper& harder to get as the cars were being "snapped up" by other buyers.(who also wanted the same.)
When I was a kid, one of my first cars was a 1960 VW Bug, I think I paid the handsome sum of $150 for it, I was fairly good with a manual trans having learned on a 1957 Opal Caravan, but the bug was strange, when I let out the clutch in 1st it would automatically speed up , I'd switch to 2nd at the proper time and again, it would speed up..this all the way through the gears all the time. I kind'a thought it was great til I let my buddy who worked at a garage drive it..he asks, how long had I been driving with a broken motor mount, yeah..only had two lower bolts holding the engine on. LOL
Scotty, the best off roaders in the world will tell you when doing serious off roading, an auto is the only way to go...Love your vids...
Very informative indeed.
Many thanks.
Great video Scotty. Saving us cash with your knowledge. Much appreciated.
Afternoon Scotty! 🏁
afternoon!
@@scottykilmer ALL Hail The Master!!! DIY saved my GX460. Trust no one! Thank You!
Excellent video, Scotty!
I learned how to drive on an old, worn, 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne with a 3-on-the-columb standard.
I can still drive a standard, even in a large truck. But I'm spoiled, so I like an automatic these days.
Thanks for this useful video
I still remember how awkward it felt driving my first automatic transmission car after years of three on the tree and four on the floor driving. It took awhile to remember I didn't have a clutch pedal anymore.
Did you slam the brakes with your clutch foot?
I learned how to drive a three on the tree at a very young age. My grandpa put me up on pillows and taught me. I was working for a very fancy hotel years back and my boss was embarrassed I was driving a 1969 chevy p/u to a doctors very etiquette party, we were catering. When I drove up, the sweet physician said, drive that right up in my garage pretty lady. It's awesome to see a woman driving a three on the tree and such a nice truck. The look on my bosses face after saying me and my co-worker looked like Sanford and son was hilarious.He even gave me some gauges he had for it and invited me and my co-worker to stay after we finished working and we did. He was in awe with my truck my grandpa gave me. I miss my grandpa so much and all of his mechanical knowledge he passed over to me. I'm so blessed for the years God gave me him. Scotty finding your channel a few years back, has been a blessing as well. Thank you so much; You are the best!🙏🙏🙏
@@rorythomson3439 I remember doing that more than a few times, and making that mistake while on a date with my girlfriend was quite embarrassing, I remember her looking at me like, "what the hell are you doing?" It was in my dad's 65 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 390. Couple years later I got to rebuild that engine by myself being coached by my dad. Good experience, good times.
First couple of minutes taught me that the transmission helps the engine work harder so parts don’t prematurely wear out at lower rpms.
Much of it was wrong...
I wasn't using my parking brake on Hills and when I get in my car to drive it pops out of parking kind of hard so I figured it probably wasn't good on my transmission and I also learned to put my car in neutral or Park when waiting at long lights from your videos thank you
Absolutely superb vlog Scotty very interesting best regards Mark from the U.K. 🇬🇧
Ah, the torque converter explains the GM Powerslide transmission! 😂
The 2-speed powerslide won a lot of drag-races !
Did you know that the original Corvette was only offered with a Powerglide transmission?
@@johnlavender242 I vaguely recall something like that. I had a’56 Belair with the 2-speed - gotta say it did shift fairly smoothly.
i have a buick one in mine great tc
Hey scotty do a masterclass
Very informative
Really appreciate for detailed vlog on transmission....👍
I live in Sweden and Manual are by far the most common, or atleast used to be. and really sure automatics are comfortable but manual are more fun, unless ofcourse you drive mostly in cities.
Well Sweden is sparsely populated and mostly empty compared with e.g. the UK. You'll spend most of the time switching between 1st and second unless you live in a village.
Me: thinking this is going to be a simple short video
Scotty: makes it a 20 min video
100% great advice, yet again, from Scotty.
Although, I would have said "parking break" not "emergency break" - but that's semantics.