RE: 164 A/T reliability

[Bob Abhalter <gt1300jr@domain.elided>]

Curtiss,

Interesting that you should mention the fan switch. I guess I was lucky in 
that when my fan switch failed, the fan was on nearly all the time. It was 
very disconcerting because, as you mentioned. the fan is very loud and you 
can't miss it. You also can't help thinking something terrible is about to 
happen to your AT. In my case, nothing bad happened and I learned a lot 
about the AT fluid cooling system.

Bob Abhalter
Grand Rapids MI
'91 164L
'69 Spider
'68 GT Junior

I checked out the transmission fan and realized that,
 A.  it wasn't coming on, and

B. The fan is so loud that I don't think it ever came on. I ordered a new
sensor, (there are two

This could like many of the sensors on our cars be a weak point and it 
could
be heat unknowingly
that is prematurely wrecking our transmissions. So all you 164 A/T owners
check those fan switches.

Curtiss Norheim
Huntsville, Al
91 164L
83 GTV6
81 Vespa P200E
91 Mazda Protege (P.O.S.)

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