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The push buttons were also mechanically linked! At least Chrysler selectors such as the one used in the Plymouth Valiant, they actuated cables to open/close flu
by tadfisher 4y ago
The push buttons were also mechanically linked! At least Chrysler selectors such as the one used in the Plymouth Valiant, they actuated cables to open/close fluid paths in the transmission.
- hotpotamus 4y agoYeah, I'm aware that old auto transmissions had what - valve bodies? - analog computers to apply logic on when to shift; they'd have to have something. I just don't think the linkage was all that important a feature - mechanical or electronic seem to both be flexible enough to do the job. I mostly drive manuals, but the column shifter for autos seems the most utterly logical way to put transmission control right at your hands. It seems like putting it on top of where a transmission hump might go (but probably doesn't in a modern car with a transverse engine) is just pretending to be something it isn't.