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Date:         Mon, 9 Nov 1998 14:25:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fwd: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!!
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>Alistair,
>
>Automatics have internal clutches.  I just assumed that was what he was
>discussing, though normally they just play with valving controllers to alter
>pressures applied to these clutches.
>
>I've never seen the insides of a VW automatic though, so it just didn't jump
>out at me as it apparently did to you.
>


John,


yes you're right (forward clutch, direct/reverse clutch, one-way clutch),
but the message still seems a bit ambigious.


Alistair
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