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From: "Jim Dunmyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It makes sense to me that driving habits will affect transmission life
> also. A lead foot while accellerating, especially with a heavy load or
> trailer puts a helluva strain on things during shifting.
I've noticed that my transmission runs cooler if I blast up a hill than if I
baby it. If it's in second gear blast ing up a hill the fluids must move
faster and cool off better than if it's easing up the hill in third gear.
Most of my overheating problems occurred when I was going pretty slow.
With all the problems I talked up with the overheating, I have never had my
transmission fail. These are Chrysler 727 Torqueflites (three speed) I am
using. I've never used a truck either. They've taken an awful beating and
still keep going. Even after the fluid dumped out of them all over the road
(when they overheated), I just filled them back up and kept going. They
wouldn't leak when they were cool. It cost me $350 to have it rebuilt at
100,000 miles.
MARC WEIMER
Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog
#15767
1963 Globe Trotter
1971 Globe Trotter
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