Re: [AMC-list] b-w air coold trans cover

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

The cover is as Frank says, just a piece of sheet, but it has two tabs that
passively slip up under the motor rear spacer sheet. Maybe the Parts Catalog
shows the shape?


On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 18:09, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Oh yeah, it WILL overheat without it in more moderate weather! I don't have
> an extra, but you could just take a piece of cardboard and cut something
> close, then mark/trim it right, use as a pattern to make one. I recall there
> being an indentation at one spot, but that shouldn't affect airflow much.
> Not having a cover will! Maybe you'll get lucky and someone will have a
> spare though...
>
> -------------
> Date: 21 Nov 2009 08:56:49 -0000
> From: das24rules@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> anyone got one of them little covers that goes over the bell for the air
> cooled b-w trans in a 63 american? mine is nowhere to be found. it was all
> screwed up anyway. wasnt even good for a pattern to make another one. i
> seem
> to recall that those trans will overheat without that cover. i have put
> about
> 3-400 miles on mine, pulling these nice northwest mountain passes and all
> with
> the car. im not sure whats a safe temp for those trans, but i recall on
> more
> modern trans, under 230* your ok? i have one of thos i.r. temp guns, and it
> has ben NOWHERE near that. less than 160 usually. granted, its pretty cold
> air here right now. i need to get one found for it, because its starting to
> get that time when ice, and snow and all will get up in there too...
>
>
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