The Ford Barn

Britcheflee · 10-18-2017, 02:58 PM

Still messing with the OD on my 53 mercury - today took for a run and I was always under the impression that the OD lever needs to be pushed in to have it operate normally. Just to see if it made any difference I pulled it out and noticed that with it out I am getting the 'engine braking' that people were asking me about. Even so, it is not going into overdrive when I release the gas after getting up to speed, the car just slows down - nothing changes.
I am going to have my buddy come by next week and we are going to pull the transmission and go and have it checked out. Looks like a heavy but fairly simple job. Was I wrong all this time and driving it in 'Freewheel' with the lever pushed in?
Thanks
Lee

10-18-2017, 02:58 PM	#1
Britcheflee Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 26	Overdrive lever in/out? Still messing with the OD on my 53 mercury - today took for a run and I was always under the impression that the OD lever needs to be pushed in to have it operate normally. Just to see if it made any difference I pulled it out and noticed that with it out I am getting the 'engine braking' that people were asking me about. Even so, it is not going into overdrive when I release the gas after getting up to speed, the car just slows down - nothing changes. I am going to have my buddy come by next week and we are going to pull the transmission and go and have it checked out. Looks like a heavy but fairly simple job. Was I wrong all this time and driving it in 'Freewheel' with the lever pushed in? Thanks Lee