Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : GM Dual Hyr

Brian,

I don't think you should think it is your fault. The original Hydra-Matic had a rear pump. It should have been able to deal with being operated without the engine running.

(Reality note - since about 1970 ? auto trans have not had rear pumps - they cannot be towed or operated with the engine running. Most earlier trannys had the rear pump so they were less touchy.)

Bobby

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:43 AM, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:

And herein lies another sad story. When I was a young 16 year old boy with my 1950 Oldsmobile Club Coupe, and being poor and frugal - I took my car up to Mt. Baldy for a day in the snow. With the gas tank at a 1/4 tank or so for the drive down the mountain, I thought I would save some fuel by turning the engine off and come down the mountain using the trannie to slow me down. Well, it was several weeks later when the trannie went south on me and gave up the ghost. I was going to convert over to a LaSalle stick shift anyway, but I admit, I was a foolish and stupid young boy at the time.

brian from la verne, ca
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:19 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : GM Dual Hyr

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Mark in Lakewood, CO" <beeser750@...> wrote:
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> Actually, the association goes back much before the Turbo Hydramatic 400, to the original, 4-speed Hydra-Matic of the early '50s. In my opinion, an even better transmission; the only automatic battle-tested in World War II, four of them were installed in the little M24 "Chaffee" light tank.
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> (Hydra-Matic was also used by Hudson, Nash, even arch-rival Lincoln.)
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> Mark in Lakewood, CO
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> From: "Nate" <vwnate1@...>
> To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:42:54 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars
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> Thanx Brian ! .
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> The tranny was the venerable GM Turbo Hydro 400 , a very good tranny indeed .
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> -Nate
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> > Ah, no, RR made their own engines, I think they used GM Hydramatics for a while..
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