Should I be able to start from a standstill in 2nd gear? When I am stopped and manually put the tranny into 2nd gear the truck still starts off in 1st gear. Shouldn't it start off in 2nd?
Should I be able to start from a standstill in 2nd gear? When I am stopped and manually put the tranny into 2nd gear the truck still starts off in 1st gear. Shouldn't it start off in 2nd?
Auto tranny? Nope.. all that putting it into 2 does is limit the shift to 2nd gear.
K.D.
Enthusiast
Some auto trannies were designed to start in 2nd and stay in 2nd when selected. My '95 does not. Two F**d C6's I have owned did. I had a '98 K2500 P/U with a 350 that I thought did, but that was 5 yrs ago. Maybe they are not all the same?
Norm<br />1995 K3500 Crew Cab SRW/Util.Body<br />L65 6.5TD, 4L80E, 4.10, LT265/75R16E, K+N air filter/box mods, Firestone Air Bags, JK Fan Clutch/Fan, 3\" exhaust
Enthusiast
All 4L80E transmissions, start in 1st. gear no matter what forward range is selected. I'm sure if you could, the transmission would not last long, starting in such a high range. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Tom McCauley (DP Member #513)
"Tankers-ToyII" Loaded 05 D/A K-3500 CC, SRW. Deep pan on Allison w/Transyn. Edge Juice w/attitude, 4" Kennedy exhaust, 98 Gal. Transfer-Flow cross bed fuel tank, Leer 100XQ bed cap. Reese 14,000lb class V hitch w/ dual cam HP sway control. Tow 34ft. 32FKD Holiday Rambler travel trailer. GCW 20,360lbs
Thanks everyone. Tanker, that makes sense. Besides, if my tires start slipping, that's what 4WD is for, right?
Enthusiast
The only vehicle I can recall that did this was a '94 Grand Prix we had. There was a button on the dash to deliberately start off in 2nd to reduce torque for snowy conditions. I can't recall ever seeing/driving a vehicle that was designed to do that all the time...
Just my .02- I'm certainly no expert!
1995 K3500 6.5 Crew cab SRW LB- Heath Max-E Tork 2.0, Turbo-master, Tranny controller, Hayden fan clutch, HO H2O pump, Heath PMD isolator
Newbie
My 94 2500 Chevrolet Conversion van would start in 2nd if you had the selector in second. It was a 350 TBI, not sure if it was a 4l80 or 4l60, but I would imagine that it was a 4l80, being a 3/4 ton chassis.
Administrator
I had 2 '95 gassers with 350 and 4L60 that did, one GMC, one Chevy. They even had a sticker on the visor and a page in the manual that described the operation. The purpose is to reduce torque when taking off on ice/snow, like you might with a manual tranny. It was actually very effective.
The '95 Chevy 2500 with 6.5L and 4L80 does not start in 2nd. Starts in 1st no matter which gear is selected.
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