Re: Fwd: Auto Audi (Wife must have auto?)

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> Also since the Auto tranny is heated by the engine coolant it runs
> at engine temp, which is rather hot for an auto tranny.

Begging to differ, but automatic transmissions are usually *cooled* by the engine
coolant.  Hence bigger radiators, usually, on auto vehicles.  I may be full of
*** but on my F250 the transmission fluid even has an auxiliary cooler on it's
way to the radiator.  I think Audi does it the other way, piping coolant into the
transmission rather than trns fluid into part of the radiator.

BTW I used to own an auto 83 5kt, the tranny survived a massive "landing" impact,
but went south a couple of years later.  (car about 6 years old then, maybe 100k
miles, cost $1300 to put in rebuilt one at AAMCO) I'd look up the exact details
but I can't access DOS programs while Netscrape's latest is running...  Drove
that car for 6-1/2 years, if I'd known about this list when the wastegate finally
stuck open four years ago maybe I'd still be driving it.


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