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Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-11-2017, 02:37 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
I have long been tempted to put an electric fan...

I have long been tempted to put an electric fan clutch on my Dodge Dakota!

Let's see... (I'm expecting company any moment -- brain not quite on task)... Millicent is a 1992, with a HP rating of...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-11-2017, 01:28 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Correct, for that half of the equation. "You can...

Correct, for that half of the equation. "You can pick up several MPH by turning the governor up two clicks, which is a couple hundred RPMs. (Neverenuffhp did this for me. Thanks!)"
Specifically,...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-11-2017, 01:15 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Really! Wow! That is soooo sad. Both my Blue...

Really! Wow! That is soooo sad. Both my Blue Birds have electric. (And of course, every 18-wheeler I ever drove.)
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-11-2017, 10:35 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Many of us have recently reported good experience...

Many of us have recently reported good experience with the AT545.
But it WILL cut your top speed by 200 RPMs, which is... something like maybe 3 or 4 MPH (I have not paid much attention to this)....
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 11-27-2016, 09:41 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
My pleasure. And Welcome aboard, Black Jack!

My pleasure. And Welcome aboard, Black Jack!
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 11-11-2016, 02:45 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
That's wonderfully useful information. Thanks!

That's wonderfully useful information. Thanks!
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 11-05-2016, 02:08 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Trouble is, they won't know. Nobody there will...

Trouble is, they won't know. Nobody there will know. The model of the automatic transmission is not relevant to anything in daily use, and the transmission itself is completely out of sight.
...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 05-25-2016, 10:26 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Google is your friend. From just a couple...

Google is your friend. From just a couple minutes (I'm kind'a busy) it looks like the 647 is a beefed up version of the 643.

And look what else I found. This was posted by somebody on a forum, so...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-31-2016, 01:48 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
It's the nature of the interweb. Websites come...

It's the nature of the interweb. Websites come and go. Right now I got just "error 403" on that link. But I find that practically any information can be found with a bit of searching.

And the...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 02-21-2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

Yeah, I'm a "Wow!" kind'a guy, ain't I. :lol:
I mean... You are most welcome.

There is more going on inside a torque converter than I mentioned -- the thing is called a "torque convertor" for a...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 02-21-2014, 10:50 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

A basic automatic transmission does not have any mechanical connection between the engine and the tires. There is no clutch, as in a stick shift.
Instead, the power is transmitted by a fluid. There...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 10-22-2012, 10:29 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

You may want to find out the horsepower and torque output of the engine, and figure out the gross weight of the vehicle combination.
Beyond that, it is a matter of fuel economy -- the MT643 is more...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 04-10-2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

:D
Not the exact same images, but that's trivial. WOW what a wealth of information! I printed out all 50 pages. Thanks, Scosol!
:D
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-09-2009, 08:29 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

:D
Just for the fun of it:

On my first hot rod car, many moons ago, I installed all the usual gauges. But I also installed warning light senders, and I wired all those to one lamp -- by running...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 03-09-2009, 12:17 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
Re: How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

:D
Russell, swapping to an MT643 may or may not be possible. You would need a bell housing that matches the 643 on the back side (SAE 2 pattern) and your Chevy engine on the front side. Hard to say...
Forum: Mechanical and Drivetrains 01-21-2007, 10:27 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 124,162
Posted By Elliot Naess
How to tell AT545 from MT643, w/pix & specs

:D
I'm no expert, and this may not be all you need to know.
But here are photos of the two most common Allison automatic transmissions in
older school buses. The side mounting pads may be a good...
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