Re: [AMC-List] Band adjustment, little aluminum Borg Warner auto

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:51 AM 7/10/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>On Sat, 8 Jul 2006, Matt Haas wrote:
>
> > I'd call the 199 and auto combination in my American wagon barely adequate
> > until you get over 60 mph and then it's okay. My sedan has a 232 and 3
> > speed and is much more pleasant to drive.
>
>Mine too. It's sort of counter-intuitive, but at highway speeds
>my classic does just fine. Getting up to 60 in LA freeway traffic
>is not that much fun, I feel like farmer John in a tractor,
>with a big orange triangle on back.
>
>But at 60 - 70 mph it doesn't seem to be working hard, very
>smooth, (rubber isolated crossmember!). Clearly not an accident,
>just the way the factory designed it.
<snip>

I will have to say this for the car however, it gets a bunch better gas 
mileage than I expected. I managed 22.3 mpg with it last weekend (this is 
about 4mpg less than I get with my 232 and 3 speed in the other American) 
driving around 70 mph. My previous longish trip averaged just shy of 16. 
It's amazing what a good tune-up can do for fuel mileage.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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