Re: [Amc-list] ELECTRO-RAMBLER =revisited=

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I'm like you Mark -- would probably do some minor upgrades and drive it -- at least a little. 

I've been thinking about that torque converter. You know, it might not be a standard converter. All it really needs is the lock-up portion, not the standard impellors. Thinks about it -- if it's programmed to stay locked most of the time and just unlock during gear changes it would work great. You'd still lose more power than a stick trans because it's driving the pump, but the torque converter can be pretty much empty except for whatever's necessary to lock it and get the fluid back to the pump. An electronic controller could easily handle the auto lock/unlock sequence. 

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Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 15:26:48 +0000
From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] ELECTRO-RAMBLER =revisited=


I don't know what I'd do for sure.
If I had it I'd be aiming for as near on to a restoration as possible.
But, I'd want to drive it, so depending on the condition of it's electronics, 
it's possible I'd upgdate the controllers.
Once all was operational I'd then drive it and determine if it indeed have the 
previously mentioned lockup converter.
  If it did I'd try and make it lock as quickly as I could get it too. maybe as 
low as 15-20mph. I don't know if that could be accomplished and if the trans is 
designed to build enough presure with the converter locked at low mph/rpm.
   It would be fairly simple to check it out with trans pressure gauges.
  If it did not have the lockup, then I'd proceed to gather up the stuff to put 
one in and adjust it as previously mentioned.
   I'm glad you bought it to save it from people like me! Or worse someone who 
stripped the electric drive out of it and put a gas engine back in it to 
"restore" it!

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