Alan: No, whether the engine is running or not, you cannot push the car
backwards while the overdrive is truly engaged. If you push hard enough,
you'll break the OD just as if you were driving backwards.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Hantke" <writetoalan@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Healey Discussion List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: Reverse Gear Lock Up
> Question: If you *push* a car backwards while it is in OD still, will that
> also break the OD? My thought here is that if the motor is doing the
> drive, then the tension in the OD may result in something breaking. But
> if the drive wheels tension the OD, then you might escape problems.
> "Tension" probably isn't the right word, but I can't think of another way
> to describe it...
>
> --Alan
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