What I haven't been able to figure out is, there
are two solonoids on the tranmission. The
rearward one is the one the former owner wired to
a toggle, so it must put it into overdrive. The
front solonoid had broken wires, so I don't know
where it went. I'm thinking it might have been a
kickdown to force shift it back out of overdrive
for passing. Both of the drive gears are
available on the shift lever called D1 and D2.
Anybody who knows anaything about these things,
please chime in. I called the local transmission
shop and the guy is still in shock!
Dick J
--- Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com> wrote:
> I used to have a 52 Dodge with "Gyromatic Tip
> Toe Shift". I think you will
> find that it is a two speed manual trans with
> an electric overdrive. You
> chose low or high shifting with the clutch and
> the overdrive will engage
> when you let up on the gas. At a stop it
> downshifts the O-D and will idle
> with the torque converter. As I remember the
> upshift was pretty clunky as
> you have to let off the gas to get the O-D to
> up shift. I beat the hell out
> of it behind a flathead six but I don't know
> how it would stand up to a V-8.
> Jim in Palmdale, packing to leave for the salt.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: <ardunbill@webtv.net>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 8:40 AM
> Subject: Roadster
>
>
> > Well, it's not a '32 Ford, it's a 1923 Dodge
> > roadster on straight fabricated rails. 102"
> > wheelbase with solid beam front axle and
> chevy
> > 3.08 rear also bolted solid to the rails.
> The
> > body is a steel 23 Dodge which I found in the
> > bushes in northeaster Oklahoma about 300
> yards
> > from Arkansas. I'm just getting around to
> > pulling the flathead out this weekend, so the
> > hemi is not in yet. I'm probably going to
> use
> > the original Dodge "Gyromatic". that is a
> four
> > speed manual transmission hooked up with both
> a
> > clutch and torque converter. I wouldn't
> bother
> > with such a set-up, except that the previous
> > owner (I pulled it from a running and driving
> > car) said that the torque converter pull
> harder
> > than any torque converter he had ever seen.
> it
> > should work fine in a light roadster. I'm
> going
> > to run a Neilson cam and a NASCAAR 550 CFM
> 2bbl
> > Rochester on a hogged out Dodge manifold.
> After
> > I
> > try it in that form one time at Maxton, I may
> add
> > some happy gas.
> >
> > Dick J
> >
> > --- ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
> > > Sure, Dick, this would be a good time for
> you
> > > to tell us all the details
> > > on your '32 Ford roadster/241 Dodge Hemi.
> Go
> > > through the whole thing
> > > from what racing class to the whole car
> > > building setup and engine
> > > layout. I'm curious. ArdunBill in the
> Dismal
> > > Swamp
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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..........Dick J.............
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