This showed up on the Tiger list. I don't think I saw it here on the
Alpine list. But, I do know there were quite a few e-mails about this
subject before where some advised the opposite:
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 22:43:20 EST
From: TIGEROOTES(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: tow job
Dave,
Actually, the Borg Warner model 35 used in the Sunbeam
Alpine/Minx/etc.and Datsun B-210, as well as Chrysler's torque flite can be
towed without concern: unlike many other automatic transmissions, they have
their pump located and running off of the output shaft. Twenty five years
ago, I won a lot of bets by compression starting my Minx 6 on hills. Good
tranny!
Jim
du (Christopher Albers)
To: CANISDOG(at)aol.com
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:21:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Steering Column Plastic
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Reply-To: Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu (Christopher Albers)
CANISDOG(at)aol.com writes:
>Has anyone refinished the Steering Column Plastic on their car? I was
>wondering if the plastic could take the 400 degrees of heat required
>for
>Powder Coating. Anybody out there has a broken one in the scrap pile
>that I
>can test? Or just but it in your oven at 400 and report to the group
>if
>anything happened.
>I would stay away from doing a casserole at the same time.
I simply painted mine with semi gloss Krylon (had the best success with
brand). It's important that you put a primer on it, though. otherwise
the paint won't hold.
CNA
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