Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:50:52 -0800 From: "John Weiss" <jrweissnopsamet*NOSPAM*.com> Subject: Re: manual versus auto transmission - more info please
I had a '91 900S Convertible with the automatic transmission. It hesitated on kickdown so much that I got in the habit of manually downshifting to second when I needed it. For passing on a 2-lane road, I downshifted, floored it, _then_ pulled out, so I got enough acceleration to get around the car ahead. On a hot day in the mountains, be careful of overheating. The transmission oil cooler is an oil-to-water cooler that dumps the excess heat into the radiator coolant. There is an oil-to-air cooler (little radiator, like the standard oil cooler, placed on the opposite side of the car behind the lower front bumper) available. I HIGHLY recommend you add that if it isn't already installed. I also wired one of the radiator fans with an override switch so I could turn it on manually when running at low speed on warm days. That delayed overheating... --------------------- John R. Weiss Seattle, WA Remove *NOSPAM* from address for e-mail reply Debra Benjamin wrote in message ... >I received two responses to my previous post about the benefits of one over >the other. I decided to buy the auto transmission 1989 900S. >I would like to hear from any present owners of a similar model and tell me >your experiences with the auto transmission and what I should look out for, >how to maintain, etc.
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