In a message dated 98-12-20 20:27:04 EST, mgs4dave@warwick.net writes:
<< Also, John, the owner said that 50% of the rebuilds he sees are caused
by driving in reverse with the OD still energized! Once that happens,
you get a loud BANG and goodbye OD. I'm putting them into my 67BGT and
the 64B and maybe the A coupe, but I'd like to wire a warning light
letting me know there is no current going to the OD for sure!
Any ideas how to do that, group? >>
An idea from the technological attic: years ago, I worked on a 1951 Plymouth
with overdrive, in the process of which I discovered that the clever Yanks had
built in a solution to the destruction-through-reverse problem. The backup
light switch had two sets of contacts: one normally open (for the backup
lights--closes when you put the trans in reverse), one normally closed (for
the overdrive--opens when you put it in reverse). The switch itself screwed
into the transmission and was activated by one of the rails inside, so it
probably wouldn't be adaptable to anything else, but the idea might be. A
normally-closed microswitch in the right place ought to do the trick....
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