Jarrid is 100% correct on Jeff's OD's. I purchased one a "turnkey" OD with
all the goodies three years ago, have put 9,000 miles on it and it's a
dream.
All the best,
Vlad
1966 SV 395005683 LRXOD
Ramsey, New Jersey
>From: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
>To: Jan Servaites <jservaites@woh.rr.com>
>CC: Kevin Rissling <kmrissling@yahoo.com>, alpines@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Rootes Overdrive Transmission Value
>Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 16:15:00 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>Jan,
>
>Yes I agree, most OD units are trashed.
>Ive helped several friends open up OD units on trannies that
>were "known" to be good, or were represented as such, and have found
>on every occasion, the planetaries were destroyed, which always happens
>when the OD runs out of oil.
>
>To all you out there thinking about going on the cheep with an overdrive,
>good luck to you.
>
>When an OD is available from Jeff Howarth in the UK, you
>know that it ought to work when you get it home.
>
>Jarrid
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jan Servaites <jservaites@woh.rr.com>
>Sent: May 12, 2004 6:44 PM
>To: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
>Cc: Kevin Rissling <kmrissling@yahoo.com>, alpines@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Rootes Overdrive Transmission Value
>
>I really have not seen that many OD transmissions that could be
>purchased here in the USA that are ready to bolt in. Most all of them
>need some rebuild work. The ones that appear on Ebay, from the UK, ARE
>ready-to-run and they are selling for about $1000-$1200 which is a very
>good deal. Also, they usually come in a package with relay, wiring,
>switch and sometime the correct speedometer. What a deal! Most of the
>other stuff on ebay is usually junk. The early non-syncro ALL need
>rebuilding, which is almost impractical because parts just don't exist.
>If I found an OD unit and transmission, and nobody knows what condition
>it's in, then it's just worth the price of a core ($100ea).
>
>Jan Servaites (Dayton OH - The Birthplace of Aviation)
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