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electric O/D 3 speed

 
himes63 himes63
New User | Posts: 2 | Joined: 09/09
Posted: 09/29/09
03:12 PM

I have a question regarding a three speed manual transmission I installed in my 63 several years ago. I pulled it out of a 62 chevy parts truck I had at the time. At the time I wasn't too concerned with it as I was a 17 year old kid and just wanted to get my truck running again. I asked my dad when we installed it what kind it was and he told me it was a three speed with an electric overdrive. I was never able to get O/D to work. It has a cable controlled lever on the transmission for engaging the O/D along with an electric motor that I'm assuming you have to connect a switch to. My question is has anyone ever heard of one of these and if so has anyone had any success getting it to work.  

 
PackRatWrecker PackRatWrecker
User | Posts: 200 | Joined: 09/08
Posted: 09/30/09
04:25 PM

You have a Borg-Warner R10 overdrive.  I have one out of a 65 Chevy pickup, for a project I'm working on.  At one time, I had a modified R10 behind a Turbo 400, in my car hauler.

Here's a couple articles on them.  I had a couple other wiring diaghrams, but I think they might have lost them.

http://wps.com/AMC/Borg-Warner-Overdrive-R10-R11/BW-R10-OD.pdf

http://www.scribd.com/doc/8765087/bwwiring


I had the lockout cable installed, but just used a 2-speed axle switch to control it, and never bothered with the governor.  
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1949 Chevy 1 1/2ton, home-built hydraulic wrecker.  Rustoleum industrial black, with flames.  Flamethrowers out 5" dual stacks.
1962 Chevy C-20, 402BB, 4-speed, 3.90 positrack. Hauls my camper.... among other things.

 

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