Hello

I am in Egypt in a 1991 VX 80 like on the A442F and have trouble with the ATF temp light coming on. The gearbox is not working properly from 3rd upwards. The oil condition is okay and at the moment adjusting the TV cable is not helping.

I have the Wholesale Automatics valve chest fitted and the whole gearbox was rebuilt about 10k km ago. I also have an extra Kenlowe ATF cooler fitted.

I have an Allisport intercooler fitted, the ARB winch bumper and winch. Is this preventing enough wind from passing through? I should think I am not the only person with this setup. Whilst the Intercooler has improved economy, I am suspicious that is may be slowing down the air-flow pass the radiators.

This is a real problem as the temp outside is only 25C and Africa will only get hotter! We were on our way to SA for the World Cup but now I'm not so sure that we will make it. Boo hoo for me eh?

The man that rebuilt the gearbox says that it sounds like a valve chest or governor problem.

So this is my experience of the Wholesale kit. Nothing is certain other than this is a real pain in the aerse as it worked fine for 6k km. Within the first 100km in Tunisia the gears stopped functioning as they should. We have driven to Marsa Matrouth with endless fiddling and pulling over to cool and now I do not know what to do.

Should have bought a Land Rover....

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