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Re: Last race

To: Askotto@aol.com
Subject: Re: Last race
From: Doug Odom <dlodom@charter.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:51:13 -0700
He is a Mopar guy. Has a torque flite. Low/reverse bands break in 
reverse mostly because reverse does not use the pressure regulator in 
the flow. That is why you never back up on leveling blocks with a TF 
trans. Made a lot of money off guys with Dodge motor homes that did not 
know that.    Doug Odom in big ditch

Askotto@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 10/24/2006 11:08:39 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
>dlodom@charter.net writes:
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>Scott  Cowle wrote:
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>>Man I'm bummed out-I can't make the last race -the  only race I was going
>>to get to this year. The low/reverse band in my  transmissiom broke and I
>>can't get it fixed in time,so I wish you all a  great race -hopefully
>>I'll be there for the Hot Rod Street race in  April. It is gonna be a
>>long winter but I want to come out in the  Spring rockin.See ya then.
>>Scott 
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>Scott
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>What tranny are you running? If you run a TH 350, you don't need the band.  
>It only comes into play for coast down in second. It will free wheel shutting  
>down. I run a drag car with a TH350 and don't even have the band in the  
>transmission.
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>Breaking bands are pretty rare. How do you know you broke it?
> 
>Otto




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