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pdizzleccc · 08-06-2013, 08:31 PM

My stepdad did a downhill coast with the engine off years ago and it overheated the transmission, he was stuck on the side of the road for quite a while.

08-06-2013, 08:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
pdizzleccc EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Salem Oregon Posts: 16 runnabout - '95 Honda Civic EX 90 day: 43.79 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	My stepdad did a downhill coast with the engine off years ago and it overheated the transmission, he was stuck on the side of the road for quite a while.