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Re: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?
Posted by S Carlson [Email] (more from S Carlson) on Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:53:31
In Reply to: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, Steve, Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:35:12
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You can keep them running and working, but it requires the mind of a scientist and the patience of a saint. I have the first one, but not the second, and the type 37 nearly came between me and my girlfriend. I nursed her transmission along the brink of disaster for one year and 15,000 miles before selling it. It was hell. I was regularly out under the car with valve body diagrams, drenched up to my elbows in type F fluid - the blood of the beast. Always got it to work again, but never for longer than a month at a time. I hear I was lucky, but at 10 degrees Fahrenheit with a brisk wind blowing under the car, I begged to differ. I bought her a 270hp 9000 and she didn't like it, but then she got a Volvo and we've been in domestic bliss ever since.
That said, the swap from auto to manual isn't hard as long as you have an engine hoist, and those 2.1s sure do run sweet and rev quick. Keep the coolant fresh and don't let it overheat and you'll be OK. I look for a rust-free body above all else.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, Steve, Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:35:12
- Re: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, Steve, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:11:19
- X nay on the on yay. N/m, Vvack0matic
, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:45:52 - Re: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, S Carlson, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:53:31 <-- Viewing This Message
- 2 things..., Snowmobile
, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:09:31 - So you wanna drive a Studebaker or Rambler?, JerseySaab
, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:41:03 - Re: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, No Snaab, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:32:17
- Re: Automatic transmission-yay or nay?, Justin VanAbrahams
, Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:44:11
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