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Old 06-24-2009, 02:31 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by fud2468 View Post
He had an automatic transmission--no lockup in those days-- but the engine kept turning. Maybe the early Ford automatics had a rear pump like the early Mopars did that allowed this to happen.
Ray Mac.
Pretty much anything prior to the 60's had rear pumps, and most from the 60's did, too. But even without a rear pump, there's enough pressure built up in an automatic going at speed that it won't drop the motor until you get to a very low speed.
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