Greg, I'd agree with Joe. There's no need to use the clutch when switching the overdrive, but if nothing else, lifting the throttle slightly when you engage overdrive will prevent you getting a slightly jerky thump in the back!
Feel free to switch the O/D on and off as often as suits you, they are reasonably robust units, you don't need to molly-coddle them. Like Joe says, using 3rd and switching in and out of gear is a handy way to pootle around town, less effort than going up and down between 3rd and 4th. One habit you'll have to get into is remembering to switch O/D off when slowing down for a junction from prolonged high speed - if you don't think about it, it's easy to shift down from 3rd with O/D straight into 2nd (where the inhibitor switch should automatically switch the O/D off), so you effectively shift down two gear ratios at once without expecting it - suddenly your engine is revving rather higher than expected, and you've got a load of engine braking going on! You're not going to break anything, but it does interrupt your nice smooth driving style (if you driving style is smooth to start with...). Richard ________________________________________________________________________ This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that E-mails are susceptible to change. The Penspen Group shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. The Penspen Group does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!