I had a '65 jetstar 88 conv, when I was a kid, which I frankensteined w/
an olds 455, T-4 tranny, and disk brakes.
It was a fun car, though one night coming back from SF, the brakes went
out, and needing to get back to LA, some passengers had flights that
morning etc, we decided to keep going, using the T-4 tranny with a shift
kit to slow down. Boy that tranny could take a beating. Besides the
hills coming into Santa Barbara, the scariest parts were the repeated
highway patrol cars that followed us all the way home. What if they want
me to stop? What strange drugs might my friends have in their bags? They
never did stop us, just followed us for miles, disappearing, and another
would come up behind us. We made it home. Dumb kids....
Rob
Garden grove, CA
On 9/1/11 1:28 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Re : GM Dual Hyr
> Posted by: "Bobby Yates Emory"liberty1@gmail.com liberty1_27606
> Date: Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:27 pm ((PDT))
>
> 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
>
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