[SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive...note of warning regardinglubrication

[Elden DuRand]

Ron:

I had a friend with a '54 Hornet 308.  That thing cornered like it was on rails!  I remember us replacing more than one head gasket and several valve guides.  It had Hydromatic and we never had any axle problems.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

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> Subject: Re: [SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner 
> overdrive...note of warning
> regardinglubrication
> 
> 
>  
> In a message dated 1/2/2009 10:57:57 AM Central 
> Standard Time,  
> gastzt at aol.com writes:
> 
> also--miss my old '51 Hudson--   it was without 
> the   OD---    gave it to my 
> brother about 40 yrs   ago---DARN!
> Stan Z
> 
> 
> Hi Stan,
> Yes, I miss mine, too.  It had the 308 cu in six  
> (see, engine stuff)* and a 
> back seat the size of a playground.  After  
> having it bored out .030" I had to 
> put a 262 cast iron head on it, along with  two 
> head gaskets to keep the 
> compression in check.  The original aluminum  
> head had trouble keeping gaskets in 
> place.  Spare head gaskets and  a spare axle were 
> part of my traveling kit as 
> it could twist off an axle in  second gear.
> Ron
> *stock engine was 3 13/16" bore and 4 1/2"  
> stroke.  Peak rated horsepower 
> was achieved at 4200 rpm.   The  way the cam was 
> set up the engine response in 
> third gear was stronger at 70 mph  than at 60 mph.