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Re: Gyromatic Transmissions

To: <ardunbill@webtv.net>, "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Gyromatic Transmissions
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:02:07 -0700
And as I remember if you got ahead of the OD and pushed the gas too soon it
would go back into direct with a VERY LOUD CLUNK!
Jim in Palmdale, who painted scallops on his 52 Dodge with a vacuum cleaner
spray gun (crude very crude).

----- Original Message -----
From: <ardunbill@webtv.net>
To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: Gyromatic Transmissions


> Yeah Dick, I remember as a kid in the early '50s, Chrysler Corp had
> their whole lineup on this transmission setup for a few years, even
> their '51-'52 or later Chrysler Hemis.  I drove a couple cars with it
> then, and it worked fine, just kind of pokey about the low to high
> shift, then into the OD, since you took your foot off the gas each time.
> Bill
>


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