Re: Dumpvalves

[Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>]

> Alex   gave a fair descriptionof  what  dump  valves  do, but he   said
> one  thing  that I will beg to differ    on. He  said "they are of  little
> use    on  automatics".  I  have an  auto and  I've told  on  previous
> postings   about the   icooler hoses   I'm using.    I     had problems
> early on with  their  clamping  and   as  a  result,  they  would   blow
> off  during excess   pressures. Then   I  installed  the  dump valves.
> What  I'm  trying to  say is the  pressure forced   the hoses off  and   I
> got   to  see  exactly  when  the  manifold  pressure would surge. All
> of   us    with the  slushboxes know that  extremely wide  gap   between
> 1st   and  2nd?  That  was the first place  I'd  blow   my hose. Ever
> drive in the city? I do. I have  to   hit the gas  and then let go
> suddenly.  Not enough time to slowly release  it. Trust me.  Some people
> say dump valves  don't do all too   much.  For my  driving  style, they
> very much do....Later

So it could be useful or not, depending on one's driving style. My style
is a bit sedate as I'm still paying this machine off and cash flow is
very
poor so I need to take care of the machine.

> '84  5ksT 1.8 bar
            ^^^ -> gee, that really *sux* !! :)

So this is still the boxy model, right? My folks used to drive diesel
model, quite nice. :) Is this a front-wheel drive automatic? If it is,
have you had any problems with the slushbox at these pressures?

Thanks. :)

Cheers!

G.
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