- 1. RE: Another Overdrive Question WAS:Overdrive care (score: 1)
- Author: "Ross Bateman" <ross@rcsa.co.za>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 07:26:01 +0200
- I have still not had the pleasure of driving my B as she is still in the process of being restored (man there is a long way to go :-( ) Anyway, I was interested to read and have heard before that th
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- 2. RE: Another Overdrive Question WAS:Overdrive care (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 05:09:07 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm sure someone will calculate all the ratios out and give you a more definitive answer, but it seems to me that it results in something more akin to "two fourth gears and a fifth." In my (admitted
- /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00322.html (8,440 bytes)
- 3. Re: Another Overdrive Question WAS:Overdrive care (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean T. Lake" <dtlake@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:32:30 -0400
- Third OD (1.1016:1) is just a hair lower than 4th Non-OD (1:1). Every now and then it is nice to have it in 3rd OD instead of plain 4th just because it allows you to do a quick disengage - especially
- /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00323.html (7,616 bytes)
- 4. Re: Another Overdrive Question WAS:Overdrive care (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:07:05 -0700
- Possibly due to this ratio overlap, the factory eventually went to only having OD available in 4th gear, making its primary function as a top-end cruising gear is more apparent. -- Max Heim '66 MGB G
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- 5. Re: Another Overdrive Question WAS:Overdrive care (score: 1)
- Author: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:27:09 +0100
- With the earlier D-type OD 3rd is close to 4th, so more like two 4th gears and a 4 and a half. On the later LH OD 3rd is closer to mid-way between 3rd and 4th, so a 3 and a half and a 4 and a half, n
- /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00610.html (7,706 bytes)
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