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Anyone know a mechanic that is knowledgeable on the overdrive system in or around Pensacola FL??
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Do you have a local Thunderbird club? That's probably a better resource for you.Anyone know a mechanic that is knowledgeable on the overdrive system in or around Pensacola FL??
I'll be watching as well here. Not sure what our issues are but the OD does not engageAnyone know a mechanic that is knowledgeable on the overdrive system in or around Pensacola FL??
Anyone know a mechanic that is knowledgeable on the overdrive system in or around Pensacola FL??
Do you have a local Thunderbird club? That's probably a better resource for you.
I am not on your coast. I see you have a shop manual. Are you a member of a club? A specialty club is usually your best resource. To offer advice the symptoms would help. The BW T-85 overdrive was used in many cars of the 50s and early 60s. I installed overdrive in a car that was not so equipped. I have had some trouble over the years (25) but the transmission is pretty straight forward.Anyone know a mechanic that is knowledgeable on the overdrive system in or around Pensacola FL??
You want to find an old timer that has a repair shop, most overdrives are very similar by design.
What are your simptoms?
Actually my mistake. Drove car quite a bit today. Forward gears only engage when sliding lever is all the way out. With lever all the way in, the car will not move forward. I had a guy get under the car and he said that the cable seemed to be moving the lever in its full range down on the transmission as I pushed and pulled the overdrive lever inside the car. I'll do the bench tests on the solenoid and the relay. Hopefully one of those two items is the culpritOn my client's '57 F-Bird, when the lever under the dash is all the way forward (in), the car goes just fine (manual transmission). When the lever is pulled all the way back, it's basically disengaged from everything similar to the transmission being in neutral. Most likely a linkage adjustment problem (in my uneducated opinion).
Yes. pull the carpet back on the passenger side of the floorboard to expose the inspection plate on the transmission tunnel. Remove the plate and you can access the governor. Most of the time I have found that a problem with the governor is the terminal connection has come undone in some manner. I would check all other parts of the overdrive like the cable pull, solenoid, firewall relay and fuse, possibly the kick-down switch and the associated wirng to the overdrive.Jack- you said " The governor can be removed through the cockpit, to test it out of the car." Is there a hole on in the floorboard that gives access to the governor, how does one get to it otherwise?
thanks-
cam
Update on Overdrive checks: Relay and solenoid works, kickdown is new so assume that is working. Next is to check governor. One question, where does the OD in/out cable hook into OD transmission?