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  1. nm9stheham

    Bad Trans Cooler Mounting

    No, you don't want to do this..... mount a tubular finned trans fluid cooler tucked up under the car on the frame connectors, out of the airstream and a few inches from the exhaust. My son's car came this way and the trans temps registered 220-230 F on the interstate at 70 MPH in OD.....not good...
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    904 Downshift Squall or Howl

    My son's '65 'Cuda has an occasional but subdued howling or squalling sound when it downshifts when slowing to a stop. This occurs are both the 3-2 and 2-1 downshifts. The tone is kind of like the low pitched squalling sound that an 18 wheeler's tire makes when it locks up, but much less loud or...
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    TC with engine braking?

    I'm used to TC's that don't provide much engine braking at all. But having driven a late model Challenger with auto it has the feature in manual shift mode that it provides engine braking; the RPM's drop only about 150 rpm when you back off, so it behaves pretty closely to a manual in that...
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    Any suggestions for fixing this speedo pinion?

    Sooo, the speedo pinion stuck for some unknown reason coming out of the A903 3-speed in my early Dart, and cracked the pinion into 2 pieces. Looks like a replacement from Brewer's is $70-$90 for the same looking pinion for an early 4 speed. Has 19 teeth. Any suggestions on how to glue this...
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    A Synthetic Gear Oil Experience

    This is just a data point to share, nothing earth-shattering but perhaps of interest. Vehicle is a 2007 Doage Ram 2500 Mega Cab 4WD with Cummins TD. At 140 K miles, it was time to change the front and rear axle gear oils; it tows a heavy trailer some and the miles were getting up there. Changed...
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