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03-21-2017, 10:19 PM | #1 |
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borg warner o/d
I have a borg warner o/drive on my twin spinner but the shift rail lockout solenoid has nothing behind it. there should be a plunger of some sort.
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03-21-2017, 10:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: borg warner o/d
You lost me at "twin spinner" erl!
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03-21-2017, 11:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: borg warner o/d
I'll take a crack at it; "Twin spinner" = 1951 Ford. ('49-'50's are "Single spinners".)
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03-22-2017, 03:33 AM | #5 |
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Re: borg warner o/d
The original reverse lockout switch would have had a short plunger protruding from the mounting flange side. When the transmission is shifted into reverse, the lockout rail pushes backwards and depresses the plunger. This, in effect, opens the circuit to the governor. The end result is cutting the power to the solenoid (taking the transmission out of overdrive).
The lockout switch was determined to be a redundant control and was eliminated by Ford after 1951. In the factory service bulletins there is one covering this issue. Rather than replacing a defective lockout switch, they recommended keeping it in place, but bypassing it electrically. Keeping the actual switch mounted to the transmission prevents gear oil leaking from the opening. It can be bypassed because there was always a mechanical part of the transmission that took it out of overdrive whenever you shifted into reverse. Just connect the two wires together. I recommend soldering them together and covering the joint with heat shrink sleeve. Or run a new wire replacing the two leads.
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03-23-2017, 05:52 AM | #7 |
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Re: borg warner o/d
He lost me at shift rail lockout solenoid. The only solenoid is bolted to the side of the transmission, underneath for a convertible in 49-50
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03-23-2017, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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Re: borg warner o/d
I think they are talking about the governor located on the opposite side at the rear of the trans.
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03-23-2017, 10:19 AM | #9 |
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It's called a rail switch. As said before, eliminated in 1951 as unnecessary.
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03-23-2017, 06:38 PM | #10 |
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thanks for the info guys.
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03-24-2017, 08:30 PM | #11 |
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