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Originally Posted by orange4boy
I am an unabashed automatic EOCer. I do just what Christ has suggested and it saves a bunch of fuel. More if you go alternatorless. Auto transmissions can be EOC'd safely for short distances. I have EOC'd for over 2KM every day for over a year with no problems (I have an extra vacuum canister for the brakes) It's impossible for the bearings to dry out over short distances with no load.
If you have to coast long distances get an electric pump installed for towing that turns on when you EOC.
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I don't like to go further than a few hundred feet, but I have no evidence that supports damage for short distance coasting, either.
I've been looking into fish tank pumps for long distance EOC, but I don't think they'll flow enough volume to do anything really... I'm not going to invest too much time into it, either, because I don't plan on having an automagic for too much longer.
I don't even use a vacuum canister for my brakes, I just don't use the brakes if the engine is off, unless I absolutely have to. Often, I'm already going slow enough that I'm not going to run into anyone, but that's a function of learning your vehicle and local traffic patterns.
I do think that after my wife gets out of school, I'm literally going to start EOC the automatic as often as possible, just to see what it really takes to damage the transmission. Of course, that will be after I get something else ready to be put on the road, so that I won't have to go without a vehicle for more than a day or so.
I already coast up to red lights and stop signs at exit ramps. I love coasting off the highway.