Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I have a failure in my transmission governor pressure sensor or solenoid (I haven't had the time to troubleshoot it yet). The reason I know is that it acts just like it did last time it happened where I start out in 3rd gear. The strange thing is that I got really good mileage on the last tank of fuel since it stopped working. The ovhd computer said 22. 8 mpg and I calculated 22. 5. The computer only gets the last 400 miles so more of that is after the failure than calculating on the whole tank. This is the first time I have ever gone 625 miles before the low fuel light (1/8th of a tank) came on.
Maybe I am on to something. Could the smooth transition from 0-35 mph help mileage? I'm going to watch it a bit more since I won't be able to do the repair for a few more weeks. Of course it is a bit of an annoyance when starting on an uphill grade, but most of my driving is on the freeway and unloaded so it's not all that bad. I'm thinking of tapping into the circuit after the repair to switch between economy mode and low end torque mode.
Has anyone else who has had this common failure experienced a similar mileage improvement?
Maybe I am on to something. Could the smooth transition from 0-35 mph help mileage? I'm going to watch it a bit more since I won't be able to do the repair for a few more weeks. Of course it is a bit of an annoyance when starting on an uphill grade, but most of my driving is on the freeway and unloaded so it's not all that bad. I'm thinking of tapping into the circuit after the repair to switch between economy mode and low end torque mode.
Has anyone else who has had this common failure experienced a similar mileage improvement?
