"l'Escargot", my econoline van mod project!

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Originally Posted by PASY

I won't try it with the van. I read bad things about it combined with automatic transmission.

Compared to manuals, the automatics are usually more sensible to a lack of lubricating in those conditions. But anyway, with a manual it's still easier to keep speed under control with a lesser usage of the brakes even while EOC'ing downhill.