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hi guys , I'm fairly accomplished working on and dissmanteling r 10 overdrives but I happened to come accross an r 11 witch I've heard about but never seen . I know the main difference is that they have 4 planetary gears instead of 3 . But as far as dissassenbly it doesnt have the little...

I have a 55 272 with a problem of #8 cylinder pumping out enough oil to run out the manifold to exhaust flange I have made a few changes and honestly dont know if either has affected the problem and dont recall which came first. I installed a 4 barrell set up with a t pot carb , at the...

Morning all Have a problem .. yesterday everything worked as it should.. This morning I try to back my wagon ( 55 wagon 272 overdrive) out of the garage and have no reverse , other gears work . linkage appears to go into place but no rear movement when releasing clutch ... I took the...

Hi guys , I know I'll get blasted for going to an 8 volt battery, but hey it starts like a brand new car.. I was worried about the 6 volt radio ( bone stock 55 country sedan ) so I wired in a 15 amp capacity buck converter and adjusted the output down to 6.2 volts to the radio , seems to work...

Good morning , on my 55 wagon with basicly stock 272 with overdrive I have smoke out my left bank. but sometimes not so much .. When I got the car I did head gaskets .and frost plugs then later (1 year) I put a 4 barrel intake and tea pot on it , also installed a pcv while the intake was off...

Hi guys , got my overdrive apart to examine for a couple issues .. In regards to the planetary gears in the cage , without the gear assembly inside it , are the 3 gears supposed to be loose and floppy .. never had one apart before ... thanks Fred

I seem to recal a post where a guy modifided the rear crossmember to fascilitate easier transmission R and R on 55 ford . He cut a section out and then replaced it after. He had some photos attached anyone seen this.. thanks Fred

Hi Mac sent you an email Jan 31 ,, I know your very busy but hope you can find time to respond Thanks Fred drose22@cogeco.ca

Morning guys , bought a 4 barrel intake and t pot carb carb # ecz 9510l list#1162 2 intake # ecz-9425-a . I am wondering if they will work with my original 55 272 distributor . I think if I have the intake off I'll put in a pcv in the valley pan

Good morning guys .. a couple issues I wanted to ask about . I have a bone stock 55 country sedan wagon 272 3 spd overdrive 1st question ..how much oil are you to put in the ****** and overdrive unit,I filled to the fill hole on each and had very heavy leakage between ****** and bell housing...

Im dealing with an oil leak where the converter plate seals to the block, any reason I cant make up a good thicker cork gasket . I've read all the posts about poor quality thin plates , but I'm going to try this Fred

Hi guys , on my all original 55 wagon the generator lamp wont come on , checked the bulb seems all good there, check battery voltage at battery with running seems OK 6.8 or6.9 , but no light before staring ... Not sure how this set up works thanks Fred

Morning guys .. On my stock 55 272 . I have a slight but noticeable vibration at about 2000 rpm .. Its not driveline related because it doesn't have to be moving, I can feel it thru the steering wheel . I put some extra rubber under the steady rest , thinking it could be metal on metal ...

A buddy and myself are heading to Charlotte auto fair next week from up here in Canada Any tips on this event or must see or do in that area , will probably stay most of the next week, so if there's anything we should see . it would be greatly appreciated thanks Fred

Morning guys .Its my understanding that in the overdrive operation , the governor controls the operation of the solenoid even if the cable is pulled out (disengaged ) that being the case , at any speed over 28 mph the governor would ground and solenoid would be activated and trying to engage...

I need to pull out the horn wire from my column( dont ask why). Question is it hard to fish back in and out the bottom? Normally I would tie a string on it , but I need it right out of the way to repair the upper end of the shaft that got screwed up taking the steering wheel off. thanks to a...

Has anyone ever thought / tried to use a tri five chevy power steering system to convert your ford.. I have a complete system, I know it wouldn't be a simple bolt on switch Fred

This is the system on my 55 from California , must be there first attempt at pcv , but there is no pcv valve in the system .. My canister is like the road draft tube but the downward tube is folded over to seal off . It leaks oil badly and I want to come up with another idea maybe using the same...

On my stock 55 272 my oil light stays on for about 45 seconds , seems to be since colder weather . Is it possible my oil is too thick ? I think its 20 w40 once it seems to start to warm up its fine 45 seconds plus seems an eternity when your waiting for oil pressure thanks Fred

Hi guys .. on my 55 wagon I've did the brakes with new wheel cylinders and shoes and rebuilt the original master .Brakes work great but the pedal seems unusually high and hard. I must have had the fronts set a bit too tight because after a trip around the block the front brakes were tight and...