After reading Charlie's post, I was wondering what is harmful about lugging an engine if you have oil pressure?



I remember pop using 1st gear to get the falcon rolling then shift to 2nd. The dashboard used to vibrate for a while 'till the rpm's came up. I rode with his brother to the shore in a rambler stationwagon, and he never used 2nd gear. He would start out in 1st and shift to 3rd. At least we didn't have the vibration like when pop drove. I don't know if it was that generation or just pops family. I never got into the habit, I hated the vibrating dash.

  Dennis in Lititz PA