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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 07:11 AM
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I've never owned an automatic.

I know nothing about automatic transmissions.

with that out of the way, who can explain how stall converters work? What's the difference in function?
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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Lets see if I remember...

www.howstuffworks.com
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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Default Re: Hopefully an informative thread.

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Lets see if I remember...

www.howstuffworks.com
That's a CVT. I don't think that's what he was referring to.

Try this.
Old Sep 26, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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Yeah, that website is just awesome. It really does explain new things in such a stepped manner that you can learn a great deal in just a few minutes.

to how stuff works dot com.
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm
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