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Can you drive a truck with no overdrive on a highway the overdrive has to be looked at it is about an hour of driving on the highway?
JasonZabinski
Certainly. It's been done for years before overdrive became a thing... it just means you'll turn higher RPMs at speed, and you'll want to drive slower if you're conscious about fuel consumption. I had no problems when I took my 87 Silverado with a Muncie 465 direct drive transmission on the highway.
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When do you use overdrive on a 2001 mercury mountaineer?
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