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The governor will operate correctly, there is no need for a shut off switch. It (the governor) does what is supposed to do....come on at 28 mph and shut off at a lower speed. At least it does that in my '56...........works great, Try it, you'll like it. Tim Happy in Florida 33706

Re: Overdrive works with out wire to coil RE Overdrive without an "on Off Switch" as in toggle or kick down. The kick down switch was not working, it was removed and the wires from the relay and coil were reconnected without the kick down switch. Overdrive didn't work. To solve the problem, the...

Re: Overdrive problem with electronics Had a talk with Gene in Mississippi and he helped solve the problem by removing the coil wire altogether, it is not need. He also said that the OD will operate with out a toggle switch. So after a road test, it is true. System will work with out a toggle...

One clear cold day, in mid January, three of us decided to drive my '29 A to a lighthouse in Lake Eire. The ice was good, thick and safe . We got about halfway to the lighthouse (1.5 miles) and it was noticed that we were almost out of gas. Turn back and as we got closer to shore, we saw a big...

Thanks dmsfrr, After I wrote this post, I read an artice by the fine people at VanPelt Sales about adding a ground strap to the solenoid. So the ground strap helped eliminate the complete shut down of the engine's electronics. BUT, it still won't go into OD. Will play ( haha) around again...

Maybe someone can tell me how to wire the OD in a 1956 Ford Fairlane with out using the kick down switch that became unattached from the fire wall and was replaced by a toggle switch. The toggle switch worked perfectly until it was decided to run new wires for the OD system that had old frayed...