The FLC-"Fluid Link Converter"- ATX was a 3-speed hydraulic automatic transaxle produced by

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from 1981 through 1994, first appearing in the North American Ford Escort, then later the European Escort in

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. It was Ford's first automatic transmission developed for

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and transverse engine location. Used in the company's four-cylinder-powered cars ranging from the Escort to the Taurus. The 3.0 powered Tempo/Topaz used a beefed up version of the FLC as well. The transaxle did not have a lockup torque converter, or overdrive. It was controlled by a throttle or "kickdown" Linkage, the speedometer drive used a mechanical cable, and had no computer controls. With the four-cylinder Taurus excised from the lineup after 1991, and with the addition of the new computer-controlled, 4-speed F-4EAT from Mazda, for the Ford Escort/Mercury Tracer, the original FLC continued in production solely for the Tempo and Topaz until those cars were discontinued in 1994. {, class=wikitable , - !1 !2 !3 !R , - , 2.84:1, , 1.54:1, , 1.00:1, , 2.33:1 Applications: * 1981-1987 Mercury Lynx * 1981-1990

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* 1983-1990

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* 1982-1988 Ford EXP * 1982-1983 Mercury LN7 * 1984-1994 Ford Tempo * 1984-1994 Mercury Topaz * 1986-1991

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