There may be a trade off between flexible enough to survive bumps and rigid enough to do the job at highway speed. Ken Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Not in this case. The lockup converter is going out ( bad vibes on startup > and engine compression is pretty even) I put it in gear (forward or reverse) > and wait for it to engage before pushing the gas. > The bell bolts were all missing but 1 when my buddy had me check it > because the starter wouldn't engage. When he went to work in AK, he said I > could have it since the carb clogged up with rust for the second time. > > From: Ken Ames > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Computerized carbs and smog stuff > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The slow first/reverse can be somewhat alleviated by letting the trans run > in > neutral for a few moments before shifting to drive or reverse. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20100915/b4137105/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com