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small-list-digest Sunday, August 29 1999 Volume 03 : Number 221



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In this issue:

Re: [FTE Small - ADMIN: Official FTE press release]
Re: FTE Small - Shifting into Neutral
Re: FTE Small - Shifting into Neutral
Re: FTE Small - 4wd auto

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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 11:37:16 -0400
From: Ken Payne
Subject: Re: [FTE Small - ADMIN: Official FTE press release]

>Date: 27 Aug 99 19:51:23 EDT
>From: Tim Turner
>Subject: Re: [FTE Small - ADMIN: Official FTE press release]
>
>kpayne ford-trucks.com wrote:
>> FTE has expressed its opinion on the recent legal action of
>
>Well said Ken; makes me proud to be a part of the FTE family! :-)
>
>Tim

Thanks. I felt something had to be said. I've received
about 25 emails asking me about it, where information can
be found and what FTE's position was on it.

Along these lines, what I said was true. Freedom of
speech is alive on FTE. If you disagree with me, go
ahead and state your opinion. I get hot-headed and
opinionated sometimes, but I don't remove people from
our services for disagreeing with me. Heck, sometimes
a good debate is fun!

Ken



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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:45:51 GMT
From: alannorthstar mindspring.com
Subject: Re: FTE Small - Shifting into Neutral

On Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:19:05 -0400, you wrote:

:Robert Iserman wrote:
:>=20
:> Hi Jean Marc,
:>=20
:> What is a "T-case?" Do you mean the transmission housing or some part =
I am
:> not familiar with?
:>=20
:> Bob Iserman
:>=20
:Bob,
:
: The T-case is my abbreviation for the transfer case, sorry
:about that. It is bolted to the transmission and the rear
:and front drive shafts connect to it. It is the device that
:splits power to the front and rear wheels. =20
:
:Regards
:
:Jean Marc chartier

I'm not a mechanic, but if these things work the way I think it's
unlikely the transfer case has anything like a clutch that could
engage or disengage to give those systems. (It can add the front end
so you're in 4x4, but it can't disengage all the wheels, I don't
think.)

It's probably something in the transmission itself, or, perhaps, in
the control system for the transmission.

I'd go back and have them dig into it!

Later,
Alan
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 23:39:14 -0400
From: Jean Marc Chartier
Subject: Re: FTE Small - Shifting into Neutral

alannorthstar mindspring.com wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:19:05 -0400, you wrote:
>
> :Robert Iserman wrote:
> :>
> :> Hi Jean Marc,
> :>
> :> What is a "T-case?" Do you mean the transmission housing or some part I am
> :> not familiar with?
> :>
> :> Bob Iserman
> :>
> :Bob,
> :
> : The T-case is my abbreviation for the transfer case, sorry
> :about that. It is bolted to the transmission and the rear
> :and front drive shafts connect to it. It is the device that
> :splits power to the front and rear wheels.
> :
> :Regards
> :
> :Jean Marc chartier
>
> I'm not a mechanic, but if these things work the way I think it's
> unlikely the transfer case has anything like a clutch that could
> engage or disengage to give those systems. (It can add the front end
> so you're in 4x4, but it can't disengage all the wheels, I don't
> think.)
>
> It's probably something in the transmission itself, or, perhaps, in
> the control system for the transmission.
>
> I'd go back and have them dig into it!
>
> Later,
> Alan
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Alain,

Please pardon my mistake. The T-case is connected to the
rear wheels at all times unless it is put in neutral (if
available). The coupling to the front wheels happens via an
electric signal sent to a shift motor or manual shift
linkage.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 22:23:01 -0700
From: "Robert Eberhardt"
Subject: Re: FTE Small - 4wd auto

> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:15:03 -0400
> From: David Cooley
> Subject: Re: FTE Small - 4wd auto
>
> On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> > > ------------------------------
>
> > transfer much more weight to the rear due to the increase grip. I spent=
> the
> > last 6 winters in Norther Ohio, and Southern Michigan to determine what
> > worked best for me in the snow. I was a Field Service Engineer putting
> > 60,000 miles a year on my company vans. I put about another 10,000 mile=
> s a
> > year on my personal vehicles. My company vans were a '92, '94, & '97
> > Caravan, and a '95 Astro. My personal vehicles were '86, & '94 2WD Rang=
> ers,
>
> Robert,
> What Co were you an FSE for?
> I used to be with Siemens and now am with AGFA.
>

I started working for Ciba Corning Diagnostics in 1992, they were bought and
changed names to Chiron Diagnostics in about 1995. I worked for them until
last year.

Robert

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