Has anyone ever driven a car with an actual Hydramatic transmission in it. The first ones that didn't have a torque converter and that had two fluid clutches? If so, what did the "shifts" feel like? From what I read, they shifted at least partly by filling and emptying the fluid couplings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiCAJ8ULnaI&feature=related

On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:06:51 -0500, "hls" > wrote: > >"Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message > >> This is not directed at you but certainly if you are a poor driver >> they are worth the money. If you are a good driver it's extremely >> unlikely you would ever need it....

On Mon, 14 May 2012 17:12:18 -0700, Ashton Crusher > wrote: >I would appreciate any thoughts on what, if anything, these plugs are >saying... lean, rich, too hot, too cold, whatever. > > >http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1732/imag01561.jpg > >

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:01:26 -0700 (PDT), AD > wrote: >I had the gearbox and rear diff fluid changed to BP 75w90 (synthetic). >about 1.3 liter went into the rear diff and 2.7 was left for the >manual >gearbox. > >It feels not the same now. The slickness of shifts seems to be...

I put a new water pump on my 92 explorer less then 10,000 miles ago. It was OK at that time. Now it runs much hotter then it ever used to, getting up to around 240 on mountain grades. I changed out the thermostat, hoses, and anti-freeze but it still is running hotter then it ever did before. ...

AC condensers (the part that's in front of the radiator) can be purchased in bare aluminum or painted black. The purpose is to transfer heat to the air. It seems to me that for maximum heat transfer the best choice would be the bare aluminum. If it has paint on it it seems like the paint would...

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/camera-makes-heatmap-out-sound

rented a Dodge Caravan for a week. Had powered sliding side doors and powered lift gate. Cool. But once the cool wore off all the powered bull**** does it make opening and closing the darn things much slower then non-powered ones. And of course there's more stuff to break. I know they have to...

It's really incredibly stupid. Toyota went from 1.08 last year to 1.17 this year in terms of problems PER CAR. No retail car customer in their right mind owning one or two new Toyotas (or any other brand) would consider a change of 0.09 problems in the first 90 days something meaningful in terms...

I've always liked chevron gas because it has techroline, which is one of the best fuel detergents. But I've noticed lately that when I buy Chevron my 2009 PT seems to get about 2 - 3 mpg worse gas mileage. My other typical fill up is some "FastGas" type place. This change has happened often...

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-04-23/news/hybrid-prius-drivers-may-be-in-for-an-unexpectedly-wild-ride/

After the news came out about the unintended acceleration problem that killed the cop and his family one of the ladies in my office said she was ruling out buying a Highlander as a result. She wants to get a bigger car for her family and was looking at Highlanders but not anymore. Frankly I was...

Has anyone ever taken apart the oil filter on a properly running car and found any "stuff" in it? I've cut open a couple and there was nothing in the filter to speak of. The very bottom of the pleats had a very small amount of "gunk" and of course the pleats were somewhat discolored. With all...

So, aside from oil and filters, what are people doing for air filter change intervals, do you follow the maintenance schedule in the owners manual, or ???? Most of my vehicles have called for changes at around 15 or 20K miles and that's more or less when I change the filter. Only exception is if...

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:05:05 -0800 (PST), techman41973 > wrote: >Are there any real quality differences between oil brands in the >bottle (conventional not synthetic)? > Is there any real quality differences between bottled oil and the >bulk oil places like Jiffy Lube...

Hint - it has nothing to do with water leaking.

If not, try to find it on youtube, someone must have posted it.

News story today said the Feds are now looking into... What Toyota knew and when they knew it. ... did they keep building cars with no design changes even after they became aware of the problem...etc.

Twice now my 92 Explorer has "blown" the compressor. In both cases it blew very shortly, within minutes, of starting the truck. It blew so shortly after starting the truck I have a hard time seeing how the pressure could be high enough to "blow" but in both cases it popped the high pressure...