De-electronify 42RE (was re:Signal light)

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It's not hard to make a manual controller for any electronic auto trans like I did. The downside is you have to change the gears once it's in park. I don't mind -- I get better mileage by watching my vacuum gauge and tach, then shifting accordingly -- especially when towing. One of the GM stand alone TCMs could probably be re-wired to work, but that depends on how close the GM trans is to the Chrysler in function (meaning how the solenoids are arragned for shifting). They could surely be reprogrammed to work. Maybe one of the TCM companies would be interested if enough people wrote and suggested such? 

Jim, your 67 wagon has a six or 290? I'm assuming a six since it would be way easy to drop a bigger V-8 and TF trans inplace of a 290!  

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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:42:44 -0500 (EST)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Signal light

" From: fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx
" 
" My car is a '67 Rebel 770 wagon.  
" I'm sorta at a crossroads with this car.  I like it, but I need
" something with a bit more power, say a 360/TF combo.

this makes me think about de-electronifying a grand cherokee 42re
again.  this would give you an a500 with an amc bolt pattern, and
with the o/d 4th you could run a 3.73 axle for easy towing [and
occasionally startling the ricers] and still have highway manners
better than stock.  and i think an a500, like the tf998/999 it's based
on, would handle a 360 when built judiciously.

it was thrashed out on the list some time ago, but i don't recall
anyone stepping up and saying 'i did it and here's how', or 'i'm a
tranny rebuilder with 40 years on torqueflites and it can't be done'.

alternatively you could go with a standalone tcm for the 42re but i
don't know if anyone makes one for mopar slushboxes.
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iirc you could get some -very- stiff optional rear springs for these
cars - almost double the stock rate - suggesting massive towing
capacity when they were properly equipped.
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Andrew Hay