Date:         Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:14:23 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
Comments: To: Tom Rowsell <86westy@GEOEXPLOITS.ORG>
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Congratulations, Tom. I did something similar years ago for the dame reason.


Just for laughs, I told my mechanic to leave the clutch pedal in place. I suppose it was a subconscious way of insuring that if I changed my mind in the foreseeable future, it would be that much easier to reverse the process. I still like it. Driving in San Francisco hills and traffic are that much more tolerable.

Since my mechanic also did mine practically for free, I told him I will deal with the neutral safety switch and back-up lights on my own. After all these years, they remain waiting to be done. I should have known myself better.


Cheers,

BenT

ps: catchy website if you were a financial planner or sales something -- 'tomorrow sell'?;-)

On Mar 23, 2011, at 6:14 AM, Tom Rowsell <86westy@GEOEXPLOITS.ORG> wrote:

> This is mostly for general interest, but I recently got my '86 Westy back
> from my mechanic. It's a long story; he was supposed to undercoat it, but he
> got carried away, stole my 4 speed transmission and replaced it with a 3
> speed auto :) The swap was kind of free-to-me, but I did spring for a few
> additional goodies. My point? After driving the standard and fearing those

> groggy automatics for the last 9 years of Westy ownership, I'm so so so so

> pleased. Perhaps I'm getting old, but for city driving, it's so smooth and

> sublime :) Reading about the potential problems with the stock tranny
> cooler, we opted for one of those
> Go-Westy<http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4481&category_id=&category_parent_id=>aftermarket
> coolers. He also rebuilt the axles and installed a gas tank
> sealing kit/hoses etc. New front shocks, and a new Rad from BusDepot rounded
> out the job...Just in time for spring...
> 
> Tom
> http://www.tomrowsell.com/2011/03/switching-to-glide.html