O/D on a Spit is meant to be used in 3rd and 4th - says so right in my
owner's manual. I find that with mine I tend to shift 1-2-3-3O/D-4O/D and
skip 4th direct when accelerating to highway speed up an onramp. Otherwise
3O/D is very useful at around town speeds - 35-45mph or so - 3rd is too low
and 4th is a little too high. Plus it is easier to flip the switch than to
shift the lever as traffic speeds up/slows down. The fact that I have a
"breathed on" 1296 with relatively little low rpm grunt probably makes this
more of an issue than if I had a stock 1500 though.
For the slippage, you can probably just replace the seals and be fine. Try
changing the oil too.
Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine, USA
Freddy the 77 Spit with 69 motor
At 10:38 03/14/2000 -0500, Banbury, Terrence wrote:
>It might be possible, but I don't know what advantage that would give you.
>What does the Manual say regarding using OD in third gear?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Kastell, Bjoern[SMTP:kastel01@de1.vdogrp.de]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 5:06 AM
> > To: Banbury, Terrence
> > Subject: AW: New car and lots of questons
> >
> > Hi Terrence,
> >
> > Just a small misunderstanding. the OD slips wether engaged or not...
> > I am new to the Spit business but I thought the OD works in 3rd and 4th?
> >
> > Ciao, Bjoern
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Banbury, Terrence [mailto:Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us]
> > Gesendet am: Montag, 13. Marz 2000 17:10
> > An: Kastell, Bjoern
> > Betreff: RE: New car and lots of questons
> >
> > Bjoern, overdrive should only be used in 4th gear. Perhaps I
> > misunderstood
> > your question.
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Kastell, Bjoern[SMTP:kastel01@de1.vdogrp.de]
> > > Reply To: Kastell, Bjoern
> > > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 3:17 AM
> > > To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: New car and lots of questons
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Listers,
> > >
> > > Bought my first Spit two weeks ago, it is a rhd 1500 from 78 and it is
> > > structually in good order but mechanically a bit tired, so there are a
> > lot
> > > of things to do... All the questions I have, have been answered a
> > thousand
> > > times probably, but as I am member of this list for only a short time I
> > > ask
> > > them again:
> > >
> > > The overdrive slips in 3rd gear, do I need a 'new' one? 2nd, 3rd and 4th
> > > gear crunch a bit when selected, some problem with the synchromesh? Can
> > I
> > > do
> > > it DIY? And there is some grinding noise in the diff, again a new one?
> > And
> > > finally, what do I have to do to make the car reliable as I plan to use
> > it
> > > as my daily transport?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot. Cheers, Bjoern
> > >
> >
> >
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