03-07-2022, 09:03 PM | #1 |
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Overdrive
I pick up an Borge-Warner OD today for my car. I am excited to put it in my car. I saw it on the MAFCA site. Had to make a 500 mile trip to get it but it was FREE. I know it is old school but I do not have the money for a new OD. I sure this will improve my driving on the Highway. Gary
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03-08-2022, 02:24 AM | #3 |
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I have a couple of them and also love them. They are old school. Do some research on
here and on the internet. There are some do's and don'ts with these. Down load your self a manual. The big don't is backing up without killing the power and disengaging it. Have fun, research and ask questions. Dodge |
03-08-2022, 02:34 AM | #4 |
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Without doing a Google search, can someone explain how the BW OD works? My grandpa had an OD on a 60s or 70s Ford Pickup, I recall a handle on the dash with a cable, and constant being told not to touch it.
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03-08-2022, 02:35 AM | #5 |
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I've driven a lot farther for a lot less... sounds like a deal to me.
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03-08-2022, 08:30 AM | #6 |
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03-08-2022, 08:33 AM | #7 |
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Quick correction: For some reason on my previous post the website I listed did not contain iden before the tification.
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03-08-2022, 10:53 AM | #8 |
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For normal (automatic) operation of the OD, the dash knob is left "in", pulling it out locks the OD out of operation.
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03-08-2022, 11:44 AM | #9 |
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I've had two that were converted for the A's.One was electric,the other had been converted to a cable shift.I really didn't like the cable shift one.They did work nice,but I felt they were a little too high for me.I don't know what people are doing to grenade them when trying to back up with the OD still engaged.When I would forget and try to back up with the OD still in,I'd feel almost a gentle bump,and the car wouldn't want to move.It would let me know in a second that I forgot to shift it out.I guess if I hit the throttle and snapped the clutch out I would have destroyed something,but driving normally always told me when I was wrong.
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03-08-2022, 11:47 AM | #10 |
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03-08-2022, 03:01 PM | #11 |
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I agree with Keith, mine also "told" me when I had left it engaged and tried to backup.
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03-09-2022, 12:15 PM | #12 |
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[QUOTE=garyjohn;2111098] I pick up an Borge-Warner OD today.... /QUOTE]
would this option be available in the '30s, or is this a more recent innovation (like the Mitchell unit). thanks |
03-09-2022, 12:46 PM | #13 |
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03-09-2022, 04:03 PM | #14 |
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thanks. i tried the link and got a "can't be downloaded safely" warning.
hmm .... internet search got me this: https://www.santaanitaas.org/tom-endys-tech-articles/ and it worked. thanks for the nudge! |
03-10-2022, 10:44 AM | #15 |
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I've heard of Volvo overdrives being used on old cars, anyone have information on them?
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03-10-2022, 11:41 AM | #16 |
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03-10-2022, 06:27 PM | #17 |
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Have on in my slant T/S. I love it.
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03-11-2022, 01:28 AM | #18 |
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The Borg-Warner O/D first version was in 1939.
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03-12-2022, 03:28 PM | #19 |
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Had one on my 49 Hudson, made a big difference in engine speed , should have kept it.
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03-12-2022, 05:37 PM | #20 |
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Correct me if I’m wrong but I think my wife’s Austin Healy had a Laycock electric overdrive. She bought it in the early 60’s so I may not remember very well. I think some other British cars had those as well.
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