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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Corsairdeluxe on November 03, 2014, 09:50:26 AM

Title: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: Corsairdeluxe on November 03, 2014, 09:50:26 AM

If you have an Overdrive,this is a very good read!

http://www.fordification.com/tech/overdrive.htm

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: Gordie on November 03, 2014, 12:43:11 PM

Thanks, that is one of the best overdrive articles that I have seen.  I printed it out for future use. Six of my cars have overdrive including Frazers, De Soto, Allstate, Studebaker and Hudson.

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: Barnum on November 03, 2014, 01:29:00 PM

Thanks for posting.....best article I have seen !

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: DTort96646 on November 03, 2014, 03:27:58 PM

Great article, that proves that automotive ideas are not new, but advances in technology make those ideas better. Case in point, the new automatic transmissions are basically overdrives in the top gears. Five speed autos have 4th and 5th as OD. If it's an 8 or 9 speed, the last 3 gears are OD. Oh yeah, the Model T transmission was nothing more than a planetary transmission that was manually operated. Ain't technology great!

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: Aeroman on November 03, 2014, 07:25:32 PM

I wonder what Ford trucks last used the OD and what engines were they hooked up to. I have a 1964 Econoline with a 170 cid six and would love to replace the straight 3-speed with an OD 3-speed.

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: Gordie on November 03, 2014, 09:20:22 PM

I don't believe that the Econolines ever offered overdrive but the big Ford six and eight cylinder trucks did.

Title: Re: Great article about our overdrives
Post by: MarkH on November 04, 2014, 07:24:39 PM

Wow, that is great info and is just the sort of "user guide" I'd been hoping to find.

Thanks for posting!