Or, Since it is SmallCar, perhaps they have found a way to do something with
Subaru automatics..................
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hogue" <lnjhogue@EASTLINK.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...

>   If one were to tap the hydraulic pressure from the test port on the
> transmission case in order to run a hydraulic motor, that is connected to
> the input of the front differential, and could govern the flow and rate of
> fluid transfer in order to increase and decrease speed, and attach an
> equalizing reversing valve to allow the shift linkage to allow for backing
> up it could be remotely possible. OR a heavy chain and sprocket set up
> bolted inside inner CV joints connecting the front and rear wheels
> together, with enough tensioners and idlers in place to take the slack out
> of the 28 (+-) miles of chain, it could be remotely possible. Too bad that
> ugly transmission is in the way of extending the pinion shaft out to
> attach a drive shaft. This would be a viable idea to go along with my bank
> of wind driven alternators on the roof that allows me to run my van on an
> electric motor once I get moving enough to spin the wind turbines, but low
> hung phone and hydro lines still present a p
> roblem.
> Cheers, Jeff.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
> Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:18 am
> Subject: Re: Syncro Automatic??
>
>> How is that even remotely possible?
>>
>> David Marshall
>>
>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>> http://www.fastforward.ca
>>
>> Box
>> 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2
>>
>> On Tue, February 27, 2007
>> 19:01, Dave Vickery wrote:
>> > I think I read a post that
>> SmallCar.com is working on an automatic for
>> > syncros.
>> Interesting stuff.  I kind of miss my 2wd automatic.  It
>> >
>> wouldn't
>> > be as effective off road prolly but I had an automatic
>> 4runner that did
>> > great.
>> >
>> >
>> >>From:
>> David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
>> >>Reply-To:
>> David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
>> >>To:
>> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >>Subject: Re: Syncro Automatic??
>> >>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:16:52 -0800
>> >>
>> >>There is no such thing as an automatic Syncro.
>> >>
>> >>David
>> >>Marshall
>> >>
>> >>http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>> >>http://www.fastforward.ca
>> >>
>> >>Box 4153,
>> Quesnel BC, Canada V2J
>> >>3J2
>> >>
>> >>On Tue,
>> February 27, 2007 13:08, roger sisler wrote:
>> >> > I was at
>> the junkyard the other day .A fella said he had a syncro
>> >>with
>> an
>> >> > automatic transmission .He even said that there was
>> a
>> >>OEM stripe on the
>> >> > side saying  syncro
>> automatic. I have never
>> >>heard of this, and cannot see
>> >> > how an automatic trans can work on
>> >>a syncro.
>> His syncro is said to be a
>> >> > westfalia. I am not sure
>> of
>> >>this, but I questioned him as to if it was or
>> >> > was not a syncro
>> >>and was or was not an
>> automatic trans ,by the parts. Was
>> >> > there a
>> >>stick shift?  Are you sure it is a syncro ? Where is the gas
>> >> >
>> >>filler? Has P_R_N_D_2_1 ? Yes it did ,he
>> said. Everything checked out .
>> >>He
>> >> > wondered
>> if it was  a full time syncro, as there was not a
>> >>way to go
>> back
>> >> > to 2WD. No button .
>> >> >
>> >> >   Are
>> >>there automatic syncros?
>> >>
>> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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