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Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« on: January 30, 2004 - 09:13:57 PM »
Just wondering why every mopar 4 speed car i have bought ,the previous owners threw away the inspection cover on the 4 speed,why do they do that?Its irritating and looks like crap with out it
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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2004 - 10:40:41 PM »
mostly to

A. get more air in to the clutch to cool it down

B. the rear main is leaking so much that they take it off to help keep the clutch from getting oil soaked

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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2004 - 11:52:16 PM »

And oil causes clutch chatter right? Plus a loss of power... but that's an obvious one!! ;)

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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2004 - 10:58:39 AM »
I agree. It looks like XXXX without the cover! I think the biggest reason you don't see it alot is that the originals obviously were long ago rusted out. A plastic replacement is cheap. A steel replacement costs some dough and does nothing for the car except pure cosmetics. If your rear main and/or transmission seal is leaking that badly that it fouls the clutch, you have a very serious leak. Cooling maybe, but, if it's a problem get a better clutch. The light's not going to wait for your clucth to cool!

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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2004 - 03:51:09 PM »
I had a 340 Demon that the cover was missing off of it. One day it sucked a plastic bag up into the bellhousing and it got all wrapped around the throwout bearing, what a mess.
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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2004 - 04:03:39 PM »
damn them pink cars are ugly.


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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2004 - 05:38:02 PM »
d**n them pink cars are ugly.



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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2004 - 07:26:10 PM »
d**n them pink cars are ugly.


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That's ok. I think green cars are ugly.  :o
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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2004 - 01:15:28 PM »
ok guys please drop it...........be the bigger man/women let it alone.....everybody has different tastes, likes different colors, ect...and none of that shouldn't have been writen...

it's a mopar and it shouldn't matter what color of the rainbow it is....
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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2004 - 02:14:46 PM »
I don't think either of use were being serious. There is something for everybody.

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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2004 - 04:41:27 PM »
d**n them pink cars are ugly.


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That's ok. I think green cars are ugly.  :o
good anser  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2004 - 12:01:15 AM »
I live in Arizona

It seems like every car I ever bought or came across
around here was tan, off white or olive drab

even when you strip the red or blue paint off it's green
underneth

I guess Mopar didn't send too many bright colors to AZ
cause they would fade?

I do  have that '72 that was original vitamin C but that
car came from Oregon

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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2004 - 10:17:59 AM »
Quote
I had a 340 Demon that the cover was missing off of it. One day it sucked a plastic bag up into the bellhousing and it got all wrapped around the throwout bearing, what a mess


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Re:Why does everyone throw away the 4 sp.cover?
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2004 - 10:22:26 AM »
I think green cars are ugly, that's why I'm painting mine green.

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