[Shop-talk] An off shoot of the Toyota debacle.....

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- "John Miller" <jem at milleredp.com> wrote:
 
> A few automatics have the pump driven off the output side of the 
> transmission, and I think some early ones actually had pumps on both 
> input and output shafts.  This maintains lubrication flow within the 
> transmission.
> 
> I believe some models of Saturn did as well; they could be flat-towed
> without blowing up the transmission, which made them very popular in
> the RV world.

True. I have seen the documentation on this at the Saturn dealer.  I wouldn't have an autotrans car (stuck with it on the truck though), but if an RV family must have an automatic in their toad, Saturn was a good choice.  Some models required you to pull a fuse or some such.

> As far as I'm concerned the proper response to the whole
> throttle-stick 
> thing is to stuff the transmission in neutral.  

Agreed.
 
> I'm sure there's some car out there that won't go into neutral, but 
> every thing we've got does.

I hope so.  It's a good thing to do in certain slippery conditions where your manual-transmision impulse would be to bash in the clutch.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
1979 Caterham 7
1994 Miata C-package
2004 Suburban 8.1
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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