[tcb] Re: auto transmission
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:33:02 -0500 (EST)
They can do that do. They just have to push from the front instead of the back.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Aragon <edwarda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 29, 2009 4:10 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>Yes, but still a back up...
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of wuzmop@xxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:52 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>That's an expensive pushing method!
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:38:28
>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>ROFLMAO.. That's why I have three sons... One to steer and two others to
>push..
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>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Edward Aragon <edwarda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Jan 29, 2009 3:19 PM
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>>That depends, my wife knows how to push......
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>Behalf Of theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
>>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:40 AM
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>> Edward are you still going to bring a back - up just in case ??
>> Terry R
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Edward Aragon <edwarda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 7:47 am
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>>I love mine.Its a 78 see you all at the classic
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>>"Life is GOOOOD!!" --Edward Aragon
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>>-----Original Message-----
>> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>>Behalf Of wuzmop@xxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:04 PM
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>>THey are good, they're the same as a T3 auto.
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>>A vacuum signal from the intake tells it when to shift, an electric
>>kickdown switch tells it when to downshift for acceleration.
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>>They were made by Borg Warner, and some of the more recent new VW
>>auto's share some common parts, so rebuild kits are available.
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>>The weaknesses are:
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>>The seal between the final drive and differential are good for about
>>80k miles, but it is easy to change with the tranny out.
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>>You have to tow it with the rear wheels off the ground, stay below 35
>>mph, or remove the axles.
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>>If your engine runs like crap, you will shift accordingly. The engine
>>tune has to be kept up with in order to achieve the desired vacuum
>>signal.
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>>I haven't seen a case where carbs work very well with one, but people
>>have done20it successfully. To make carbs work even close to as good as
>>EFI, you'll have to use a vacuum guage to adjust it properly, or get
>>lucky and hope your signal is sufficient.I run mine OG Djet and it's
>>great.
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>>It's every bit as powerful as a stick T3, although maybe slightly
>>slower off the line.
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>>They can be cheap cause most are uneducated about them and are afraid
>>of them.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 3:50 pm
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: auto transmission
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>>=0 A
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>>On what vehicle? A bay I assume?
>>Dan Martin knows a guy that has an automatic '78 that works very well
>>from what I hear.
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>>Brian Denning wrote:
>>> why are they somewhat cheap on the samba??? are they good, are they
>>> reliable, i know nothing about them, what tells them when to shift?
>>>
>>> figured this is a good topic for the tcb...discuss.
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