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Originally Posted by JoeC
serious question. Is is damaging to manually shift an automatic that doesn't have a "manual mode"? Every auto I've ever seen still has manual gear selections. Is it bad to use those to row through the gears or are they just made to hold the car in a certain gear?
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Depends. Some would be fine and others would lead to disaster. Can't really give a yes or now answer.
Try shifting from D to L at about 50MPH with a 64 Chev two speed Powerglide tranny and watch the show as everything locks up as the engine screams (believe me).
Modern computer controlled trannies on the other hand would deal with it just fine.