Re: [Chrysler300] torqueflite trans.

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxx>]

The old cast-iron torqueflites could not be held in 2nd gear past about 80 
mph, they would upshift, even with the selector in 2. It's likely there is 
a similar feature in there that limits the use of passing gear at higher 
speeds.
Mike

At 01:07 AM 6/4/2003 +0000, thomas powers wrote:

> Hello.
> I have a question what speeds can a torqueflite transmission downshift
> cause i was going 60 or 70 m.p.h. in my 60 300F and a car tried to pass me
> when he was way back to start with then i hit the gas and it would not
> downshift so i could get ahead and the car eventually got right by me and
> passed me.But it would not have happened if the transmission would have went
> into passing gear whats wrong thank you tom.