Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2021/1/24 10:56:27
FREE WHEELING IN STANDARD GEAR
So of course "It's always something with that car." After driving an hour in overdrive, when I pulled off the freeway at a stoplight and pulled it out of overdrive, let out the clutch, and CLUNK. Now everything works, both in and out of overdrive, (I drove home an hour without incident), but my standard gears, out of overdrive, are freewheeling when I let off the gas.
I was having a problem with the overdrive cable trying to engage itself. I added a washer to where the cable connects under the car, which stopped it for awhile, but then it started doing it again. I took the suggestion to cut a piece of plastic housing used to hide cable and slipped it over to hold the OD lockout switch out.
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ODSheathLockout.jpg (205.34 KB)
So of course "It's always something with that car." After driving an hour in overdrive, when I pulled off the freeway at a stoplight and pulled it out of overdrive, let out the clutch, and CLUNK. Now everything works, both in and out of overdrive, (I drove home an hour without incident), but my standard gears, out of overdrive, are freewheeling when I let off the gas.
I was having a problem with the overdrive cable trying to engage itself. I added a washer to where the cable connects under the car, which stopped it for awhile, but then it started doing it again. I took the suggestion to cut a piece of plastic housing used to hide cable and slipped it over to hold the OD lockout switch out.
Attach file:
ODSheathLockout.jpg (205.34 KB)
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