A flame? Man, you should see me when I really feel someone is talking
through the back of their neck!
I was trying, kindly and gently, to offer a sensible reason why what was
written many years ago might not be currently applicable.
I honestly don't believe my '68 overdrive "has problems" just because, in
that one respect, it differs from how a new one might have worked. And I say
"might have worked" advisedly. I was in the business in the early seventies
and I remember that very few Laycock overdrives shifted smoothly out of
overdrive even when they were still relatively new. For that reason, I
developed the habit of lightly dipping the clutch as I shifted out of
overdrive. In fact, if I'm shifting out of overdrive at speed, I'll even
blip the throttle to raise the revs as I do it. The results are smooth
shifts and, as I said before, if that removes a clunk from the driveline,
I'm a good enough mechanic to know that I'm saving something from being
damaged.
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: O.D. - to clutch or not to clutch...
>Lawrie,
>
> You're something else. You shoot me a flame and then suggest a
>gentler approach. Thanks.
>
> The original poster described how the PO drove the car. He didn't say
>his overdrive had problems. I'm surprised that you are driving one
>that does. If I someone has an overdrive that doesn't work right, such
>as you, my advice would be to repair it, not drive it until it
>inevitably fails.
>
> Charley Robinson
> '69 B
>
>
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