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I am not a big fan of the BW trans.  Looking at a 71 Matador360/auto... what kind if trans does it have?  

Is it the 3 hole balancer of 4 hole?  

Thanks 

Jesse


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>    1. 70'javelin sst for sale. (jerry tucker)
>    2. Re: OT:Follow the directions
> (Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>    3. Re: general mumblings (Tom Jennings)
>    4. Re: general mumblings (Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
> From: jerry tucker <gbodydude@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Amc-list] 70'javelin sst for sale.
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> Hate to do this,but I have a 1970 javelin sst for sale.It
> has power steering,power drum brakes,a/c.IT is a fla car.It
> has very soild floors.the tailpanel needs some rust
> repair.was a 304 with a auto floor shifter.I do have about
> 90% of all the parts. I do have some extra parts.I'am
> asking for $2,ooo.call for more info at 239-458-8188. car
> is in fla.
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:38:20 +0000
> From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] OT:Follow the directions
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
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> 
> Probably be some big stink to get the traction control and
> abs to dissable in pursuit mode.
> Then some big stink about getting the system put back to
> "normal" when the vehicle is resold.
> Some more big stink about them not being liable should the
> officers wreck the car....
> 
> Me I like ABS.
> When it works.
> When it brakes it sucks.
> OUr XJ and Altima to not have it, no problem.
> My Dakota had rear. it was OK
> S10 had four wheel. it was OK
> The WJ has four wheel. It is OK
> 
> Would I pay for it if I had the option to not get it?
> NO!
> Airbags?
> Yep, different item.
> I'd take side curtains too.
> Though I usually look both ways before pulling out...
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> " Chronic Pain Hurts"
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > --- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > traction control and abs are already leaching
> > > critical thinking from
> > > our drivers.  car talk had a caller a few weeks
> ago,
> > > not a youngster
> > > iirc, who said his volvo [sic] vibrated when he
> > > stepped on the brakes,
> > > but only on snow and ice, and he asked how did it
> > > know?  to their
> > > credit, they replied right off that it was his
> abs,
> > > and if it was
> > > happening he was driving way too fast.
> > > 
> > > traction control will teach drivers to treat the
> > > accelerator like an
> > > on/off switch too.
> > 
> > I was re-reading an old Hemmings MM mag last night,
> > particularly the aricle about the LAPD training
> > center.  The LAPD was evaluating the latest Mopar cop
> > car entry (Magnum?) with the Hemi and although they
> > liked the power of the engine, they were very leery of
> > the traction control.  They did not want the computer
> > taking over during extreme maneuvers during a pursuit.
> >  They wanted the officer (driver) to have total
> > control and would train him/her on that basis.  I
> > don't know if Mopar ever submitted a formal entry.
> 
> > This was just a test car.
> > 
> > Joe Fulton
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:46:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] general mumblings
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
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> > If I was a younger more ambitous man I'd knock the
> whole thing apart one more time.
> > Toss in the 258 crank and rods, but honestly it
> doesn't need them.
> > The 242 does just fine.
> > Still got 10 cu ins over the 242 with a better head
> and EFI.
> > Course 265 or is it 275/ would be more fun....
> 
> Today I accidentally pulled out of the gas station in 3rd,
> instead of first. The 1-R/2-3 Twin Stick gate is about
> 1/2"
> of sideways stick motion, it's easy to do.
> 
> In that split second I thought, 'damn carb, that
> off-idle flat
> spot is getting worse' then realized what I'd done.
> 
> Didn't bother to downshift to 2nd.
> 
> Old, heavy, gutlless motor, but it's got torque in
> weird
> places! I have never, ever heard it ping, and I've got
> it
> advanced to 10 degrees static instead of 7, stock. Slightly
> softer mech advance spring too.
> 
> 
> I'll photograph this 195.6 OHV block sitting in my lab
> on its
> pallet.  Man, is it old fashioned! You can easily picture
> the
> wooden mold it's made from. Everything is perfectly
> rectangular,
> nearly everything is square-edged, like even the detailing
> inside the cam-follower access cover. The ledge that
> collects
> oil for the cam followers is square. With a square lip.
> Round
> holes for the oil to fall to the pan though. There's
> not a
> modern idea within 6 feet of this motor.  What fun!
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:52:29 +0000
> From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] general mumblings
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
> <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 	
> 
> Hmmm.
> Why'd you rebuild it?
> You could have just did the third gear pullout, then engage
> O/D! :]
> All you needed was a new clutch :]
> 
> How's the leak with gear lube in it?
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> " Chronic Pain Hurts"
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > > If I was a younger more ambitous man I'd
> knock the whole thing apart one more 
> > time.
> > > Toss in the 258 crank and rods, but honestly it
> doesn't need them.
> > > The 242 does just fine.
> > > Still got 10 cu ins over the 242 with a better
> head and EFI.
> > > Course 265 or is it 275/ would be more fun....
> > 
> > Today I accidentally pulled out of the gas station in
> 3rd,
> > instead of first. The 1-R/2-3 Twin Stick gate is about
> 1/2"
> > of sideways stick motion, it's easy to do.
> > 
> > In that split second I thought, 'damn carb, that
> off-idle flat
> > spot is getting worse' then realized what I'd
> done.
> > 
> > Didn't bother to downshift to 2nd.
> > 
> > Old, heavy, gutlless motor, but it's got torque in
> weird
> > places! I have never, ever heard it ping, and I've
> got it
> > advanced to 10 degrees static instead of 7, stock.
> Slightly
> > softer mech advance spring too.
> > 
> > 
> > I'll photograph this 195.6 OHV block sitting in my
> lab on its
> > pallet.  Man, is it old fashioned! You can easily
> picture the
> > wooden mold it's made from. Everything is
> perfectly rectangular,
> > nearly everything is square-edged, like even the
> detailing
> > inside the cam-follower access cover. The ledge that
> collects
> > oil for the cam followers is square. With a square
> lip. Round
> > holes for the oil to fall to the pan though.
> There's not a
> > modern idea within 6 feet of this motor.  What fun!
> > 
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