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Old 10-28-2010, 11:14 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by endurance View Post
So if there's no torque converter and no transmission oil pump in the auto, why couldn't you turn the engine off in neutral? I thought the reason you couldn't/shouldn't turn off the engine in an auto was because it stopped the flow of oil in the transmission, thus, you had an unlubricated driveshaft end of the transmission.

I'm not claiming you can, I'm just curious if I understand correctly.
I want to know this too... or if you can just pop it in neutral (since in this case it would be "true" netural)
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