[SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive.

[James Mackessy]

Hi Bruce!
      I had both the Saginaw 3 speed with the Borg overdrive and the
free-wheeling equipped 32 Chevy. The Saginaw was from a 67 Chevelle and I
put it in a 66 GTO with 389 and tripower. It not only took the abuse of a
power crazed teenager and held up, it also wound the speedometer around to
the pin on more than one occasion, and considering the suspension
limitations of the 66 Goat, it's a wonder I made it to adulthood. As for the
32 Chevrolet, whoever thought up the combo of free-wheeling and mechanical
brakes was surely a flat-lander, as driving it in upstate New York was akin
to a suicide mission. On long hills, it liked to put itself into
freewheeling. This only happened to me once and I wired that thing out with
baling wire on the arm and never used it again.
     I'd love to have either of those cars back again, but I couldn't afford
them at today's prices! Thanks for the memories and good luck with yours!-
Jim Mackessy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Younger" <sluggo54 at hotmail.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive.



 “There were more than a couple of '55 (283) Chevy drivers that were
embarrassed to be outclassed by a measly 239 Ford.  That thing would do
almost 60 in low gear!  :-)”

 Ayup.  I had a 239 Ford (’54 ragtop) and a ’59 Rambler
Classic.  Had to put the switch in the
Ford; the Rambler would cheerfully wind far enough to engage the OD in
first.  The Y-block, due to its very
limited breathing, was far less fragile than the Chebbie.  Same deal with
the nail head Buick; the tiny
valves limited engine speed before it could hurt itself

Bruce Younger

05G HHC 313 RR Bn 3/67-4/68

Madison, SD

sluggo54 at hotmail.com



"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man and those that have hunted
armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else
thereafter."

E. Hemingway



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