This should probably be re-subjected to "O/D Technique," I suppose.
Anyway, my O/D tecnhique is a follows:
a) on "upshift" (from straight 3rd or 4th to 3rd-O/D or 4th-O/D) I just
flip the fascia switch at or near WOT. The result is very similar to an
automatic
transmission upshifting
b) for "downshift" (from 3rd-O/D or 4th-O/D to straight 3rd or 4th) I
push the clutch in a little (inch or two), rev the engine a little and
throw the
switch. If done just right, this results in an almost imperceptible
downshift;
the only effect is an increase in engine speed.
I have 140K+ original miles on my O/D, and I've gotten 80K miles--and
counting--on
my latest clutch so I think this technique is fairly friendly to the machinery.
Alan: yes, that's normal for an O/D. The throttle switch will keep the O/D
engaged until the throttle is opened something like 3/16" measured at the
stops (probably around 1,500 - 2,000 RPM). BTW, you didn't get your "53BJ8"
off of eBay by any chance? ;)
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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>I have somewhat the same question. The OD will not drop out when I
> switch from OD to normal. Not even coming to a complete stop at an
> intersection. When I go through the gears it will shift into 3rd OD and
> 4th OD. Seems I must blip the throttle to get it out of OD at the stop
> sign. Is that normal? Would I be better off by-passing the throttle
> switch as long as I don't switch out of OD at very high engine rpms??
>
> Alan S
> 53BJ8
>
> tammie wall wrote:
>
>>rick,
>>adjust throttle switch as per shop manual -- it should go from OD to NORMAL
>at around 30-35 mph.
>>jerry wall
>>BN6
>>Rick Neves wrote:
>> >
>> the system will not revert back to the
>> > "never go into overdrive situation". What I mean is that it will continue
>to
>> > shift into overdrive at the appropriate times in third and fourth even
>> > though the switch is in the normal position. The only way to get it to
>> > revert back to the "never go into overdrive (or normal)" operation is to
>> > turn off the key.
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