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I have this lift: https://www.kwik-lift.com It requires a floor-jack to lift the rear. I park my car on it when I don't need to get under the car. I just moved... no longer need my Qwik-Lift. It comes apart, will fit in a pickup truck.

Not sure how useful this will be, given the elapsed time.... about 8 years ago I ordered and installed the Jamco front end upgrade (ball joints, disk brakes) and Fatman steering and sway bar, for my '50 Merc. It was a relatively easy install, and I've been really happy with the results. I had...

1939 Oldsmobile business coupe. $35 at a junkyard in 1958. Six cylinder flathead. It was a Florida car... no heater, but it did have a factory radio.. two piece. The amplifier and speaker were under the dash, mounted on the passenger firewall. It also had a column three-speed. Must have...

Without this forum I doubt I would have ever gotten my overdrive issues fixed. The wisdom of forum participants like yourself, and their wilingness to share is a blessing.. and I'm grateful. A shoutout to Mac at VanPelt. He helped me with parts and suggestions that helped me replace the...

UPDATE: Drove the car with the solenoid out of circuit, and no blown fuses. Also checked all circuits (again). Found no obvious shorts. I made one wiring change, switching the wire to the IGN terminal on the overdrive relay from the coil + terminal to the IGN terminal on the key switch...

The kickdown switch, relay, and 12 volt solenoid are all new, as is the wiring, which I continuity-checked yesterday. Found out the hard way the 12 volt solenoid is defective. The shaft on the solenoid has a "knob" on the end (flat on two sides) that fit into a slot in the pawl inside the...

By "coil slot" I was referring to the slot in the Painless fuse panel that holds the 30 amp fuse. .... that's the label on that slot. I drove the car using the 6V solenoid for a few months without any problems before buying a 12 V solenoid. I'll try driving it without activating the 6 V...

My '50 Merc is 12 volt - ground, with Painless wiring end to end. This week I removed the defective 12 volt overdrive solenoid and re-installed the original 6 volt to fill the void until I can get a new 12 volt. Today I drove the car about two blocks when the car quit cold. Turns out the...

For my '50 Merc ****** and OD box I use NAPA GL-1.... it contains zero hypoid gear additives.

I'm using a GM "one wire" alternator and a MSD distributor with a Blaster Coil. But will check anyway. Thanks

I'm using the wiring diagram from VanPelt, which matches the diagram in my 1950-'51 Shop manual. I have a #10 wire from the Ign terminal on the relay (fuse) to the bat. side of the coil. Another wire goes from the distributor side of the coil to one of the lower terminals on the kick-down...

RotorWrench, thanks for taking time to respond. I rewired the entire OD and in most cases over-sized the wire. For instance, coil to fuse on the relay is #10. The mystery to me is why does it work flawlessly for a while, then not work at all? When the engine heats up, the OD quits. I agree...

Pistonbroke: i’m beginning to wonder if it’s internal. I had a good mechanic rebuild the ****** and overdrive, but he had never done this type before. He used my shop manual for guidance. From day one it won’t go into reverse when overdrive is engaged. I have to go to direct drive to back...

Not dumb at all. Yes, I did check fluid level. It’s good. Also had some drain out when I swapped the solenoid. It was clean, no metal.