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The torque converter of the Corvair offered 2.6:1 reduction at stall, and improved car performance when engine speeds were below ~2000 rpm. When starting out in Drive range, low gear was automatically selected and the low band applied under pressure modulated by a vacuum modulator which sensed engine output and adjusted clutch and band apply ...
A park by wire system engages the parking pawl of a transmission using electrical means, without the traditional mechanical system which involves linkages between the gear shifter and the transmission. Park-by-wire can be considered a part of a shift by wire system, as it shifts the transmission into park mode. [1]
Typically, the vehicle will move backwards. However, when on certain vehicles the shift selector can be placed between the detented park and reverse gear positions; i.e. in false park the transmission is in hydraulic neutral, without the parking pawl engaged. As such the vehicle can also roll either forward or back in neutral.
Chrysler promoted the greater safety of the PowerFlite pattern; because forward and reverse settings were separated by neutral and it was necessary to move the lever only one notch to the left or right to put the car in motion, so an accidental over shift past D would result in a harmless shift to low gear rather than an unintended engagement ...
The 2.2l S10/Sonoma had the starter located in the same position as front wheel drive cars. A rear wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at right, and the integrated front wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at the lower right (in this case, as a part of the GM 6T70 Transmission). GM 60-Degree 2.8/3.1/3.4/3.5/3.9 L V6 (also used by AMC) Buick ...
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[2] At the outset of the twenty-first century, General Motors' approach to platforms changed, [ 3 ] and so did the nomenclature they use. Platforms themselves are now referred to by GM as "architectures", [ 4 ] and are now named according to the English-language names of letters from the Greek alphabet , such as the subcompact Gamma platform ...
2004 - ZR2 available on Blazer and Tracker models. For the first time, the ZR2 is offered in 2WD. GM discontinues Tracker including ZR2 model. 2005 - This is the last year for the ZR2 Blazer (USA) and Jimmy (Canada) GM discontinues all remaining S-Series models. RPO ZR2 is phased out. 2017 - GM reintroduces the ZR2 option on the Chevrolet Colorado.