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A R. R. Merlin Engine, no not in a Merc. but in a P51 Mustang Had great Aerodynamics, but lost Power after 14,000 feet..... A Merlin Engine to the rescue... good for 35000 feet... Then was 20 MPH faster than a Spitfire same Engine.... Widest part of the Wing was 2 thirds along Spitfire was...

Definitely the last word Patrick...... Our Jatco CVTs Design parameters are negated if we use the Manual padel Shifts instead of Automatic. Prevents the transmission from holding the Engine at the optimum Revs for Torque and Fuel economy. Using any Transmission to brake a Car ..... "Brakes are...

Last word...... Clamping force for Steel Drive Belt is 900 to 1000PSI Fresh "special" oil to with stand these pressures.... dependant on the Oil Pump and the Control Valve. This is the key to a long life.... Ditto any Auto Trans within their own Maintence Specs ...

Very pleasing to see that the Forum is now a Broad Church There is just so much to say about a one crop economy . Most of the old Mercs have been restored....

Hiring Signs, the wheel has turned a full circle .When I arrived in 1956 these sign were every where Unemployment was 2 % I walked into a Job at the local Morris/Wolseley Agents second Day for triple my Wage in Ireland !! I had died and gone to Heaven. Pacific Hwy/ Fullers Bridge Rd Chatswood...

Well Brian it depends on them thar genes ... Some people are old at 50, and a few are young at 90. With Grandparents from farms in Ireland, Fathers side, and Mothers side, Dublin City and Latvia I fall somewhere in between . I'll know the verdict in a couple of years when no. 90 comes along...

Yes Brian, probably like Mercedes Volvo may wholly or part own one of the big Americans. It is hard to know who owns what in today's integrated Global Market

I'm a Fan of "Out Back Truckers" Australia. I never see Volvos .. Scania.. pulling Road Trains .... just Macs.. Peter Built etc Mercedes pull giant Logging Trucks at times They also own one of the USA truck manufactures. Scania's have up to 600 H.P. .....why not I wonder. Can they lock the...

As a Nissan Patrick, it will be Jatco ( 8 speed) ? My 2022 Mitsubishi a revelation, a redesigned Jatco to address Cooling and Belt Pully issues. Belt Pulleys now have solid guides instead of hardened Balls in the slots. Fresh clean Oil "Lead a Horse to Water but cannot make it Drink" !

I understand the Jatco CVT issue was largely confined to America and the lack of maintenance..... Oil Change at 50,000 Miles.... plus a lack of Mechanical sympathy.

Again Patrick you are worth more Money !!! The DAF brand now lost in the mists of Time.. CVTs are only capable of accepting limited Torque probably up to 2.5 Litres depending on Engine.

For Patrick...Volvo bought DAF Cars ..right ?.. So what happened to DAF's so called Rubber Band CVT.

For the Engineers ...and not for Cheque Book Mechanics...... Seek and ye shall find.... YouTube. a very detailed tear down and guidance to correct the failings of the Jatco CVT's By an experienced Transmission Technician. For the record, dirt scoring the Main Oil Pump causing a loss of Pressure...

Thanks for that Patrick ..I guess it all boils down to driving the latest safety Vehicles or at least those Cars with 5 star Ratings...... Avoid head-ones with old Trucks !!

Safety ... As I pass through my 88th year my medical advice is .... "DON'T FALL".....Anything broken will never heal...A bad Car accident probably a Death Sentence.....in spite of all the modern safety items. Head on with one of Patrick's Volvo Trucks , nothing will save you.... But.. But, I...

Yes Brian, they learned their Lesson, when they we pressured to adopt "Sealed for Life" and were rewarded with many Transmission Claims in Germany. And Brice, how safe is your Family in todays Traffic..... driving such old Cars ?? I am amazed at the difference of Safety technology between my...

So nobody takes notice of my Posts about our daily Drivers ... That is fine by me. one last time ......YouTube from a local Aussie thinker and mechanic..... Electric Cars will be greatly hindered from the severe shortage of Battery manufacturing Materials.. And expensive..... Albanese appeasing...

Sealed for Life Transmissions Now that does that mean.... Manufactures figure that the original purchaser of their Car will be gone when the 5 year Warranty is up. Not interested in the second owner. Transmission fails on second owner......... we will sell him a replacement one... Manufactures...

The more I see in YouTube explaining The Electric Cars and their Batterie Controls .. CVTS, etc the more I sympathise with the Blacksmiths who were confronted with their first Horseless Carriages. Their first Tow Trucks..... a Clydesdale with a long Rope. The series by Prof. Kelly is the...