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bbarry · 05-31-2026, 10:04 AM

FBarners, thanks. My next test will be the pawl travel check as I have the car in the air and the solenoid out (where it works fine on the bench again). But a quick question: what is it telling when I have engine braking with the cable out (as I should) and no engine braking when the cable is in? I am taking this to mean that the OD section of the trans is mechanically correctly built/working. True?

05-31-2026, 10:04 AM	#8
bbarry Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Location: Ada, MI Posts: 5	Re: OD not working on '53 Ford 3-spd w/R10 FBarners, thanks. My next test will be the pawl travel check as I have the car in the air and the solenoid out (where it works fine on the bench again). But a quick question: what is it telling when I have engine braking with the cable out (as I should) and no engine braking when the cable is in? I am taking this to mean that the OD section of the trans is mechanically correctly built/working. True?