Auto LC lancers....

[79_lancer]

Just curious if anyone knows, are auto LC lancers rare? Also, what trans did they use?
Cheers,
Dave

[digihed]

I've seen 2 in 30 years... both had factory A/C. It was a 3 speed auto, but no idea which one.

[79_lancer]

Only 2 in 30 years? Wow lol. I guess they would be fairly hard to come by then. I had one as my first car and still have the running gear from it. No A/C tho. But the engine is one that has no silence shaft thing. I've heard that the auto trans might be a baby 904 torqueflite. Was just looking to find out if that's true.
Cheers,
Dave

[GB_BB4C]

if ya looking for a baby 904, just get one out of a Scorpion.

[Rally_2.6LC]

One would assume it is probably the same gearbox from the Galant's if it is a factory Auto LC.
I have no proof of this but assuming it as they were both 4G32's.


Cheers
Matt

[BlueThunder]

Well, as far as I can see it only the 2 liter Celeste had the auto gearbox MA904-A2. The 1,6 liter Celeste were all manual.

For the Galant Sigma and Galant Lambda it's the same gearbox but with different dash-number: -A1 and -A3. The dash-number seems to indicate that there is a different speed pinion assy on the speedometer gear for those different car models.

I've got this info out of the Mitsubishi 4g32 and 4g52 engine parts catalogues...

As for a Celeste with auto gearbox: they are extremely rare. For Belgium + Netherlands I know that they weren't imported. I don't know for the rest of Europe

[Taz]

My LC is was an auto before i manual converted it lol. Didnt realise that they were that rare

[aussiblue]

I've seen a few here in WA when they first came out (mainly lady owners) and like the manual they had 1600cc belt drive engine. And yes it was the MA904 transmission.

[aussiblue]

..and yes the MA904A is a Torqueflite trans.

[aussiblue]

And both the factory Lancer Celeste factory workshop manual and the Chrysler Australia parts manual on microfiche show the auto trans with the 1600 engine in the LC in Oz.