Actually, some rally cars had four speeds with no OD because it saved
weight and kept things simple. For the Rally Cars that had OD, the
throttle switch was completely bypassed, as was the OD switch on the
dashboard. All they had was a simple switch on the gear lever that
turned the OD on and off when needed.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 3/13/06, Jonathan and Carole Quandt <fourqz@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Thank you folks for responding to my overdrive question. My problem was
> a product of my not understanding the purpose of the throttle switch in
> the circuit. I always thought the throttle switch was there to prevent
> one from lugging the car when in overdrive but now that I understand
> that the switch is there to prevent the car from dropping out of
> overdrive the circuit makes perfect sense.a minor adjustment to the
> switch was all that was needed.
> This is the first time I have ever had a Healey with a working
> throttle switch and it will take some getting used to. Does anyone know
> how the works race cars were set up. Did they bypass the throttle
> switch or leave it in the overdrive circuit
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