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Only thing to do is let it all cool off and see what happens - might be just fine.

I am looking for dog dish/bowl hubcaps for my 53 merc - the original full sized hub caps keep coming off since putting on new tires and was told this is because they flex more than the old bias ply tires - want to put these on for day to day driving then put the full sized ones on for show...

I think my days of crawling around under a car trying to get a heavy gearbox in and out are over - my body is aching - either that or I need to invest in a car lift. Just went for a drive and finally have the OD working - it did take a bit to work out what was going on - get up to speed, release...

Thank you sir, I just sent a pm with my address - much appreciated.

The control arm pin on the Borg warner overdrive on my 53 Merc was either missing or badly corroded or was replaced by a nail or something - anyway its gone. The overdrive is fixed but this pin is still MIA - would a roll pin work ok for this? Just tap it in firmly? Lee

I think it is item 20 manual retractor spring on the parts diagram I see

So I took the transmission to the local flat head expert (now a few months away from 90) - please see link to local paper info - he called me today and said come down and look at what he found. In a nutshell there is a spring which provides pressure on the rail to push it back into position when...

I see it - is there supposed to be a felt or cork seal behind it as well - or is that all I need

I have an old 8N tractor with that same cotter pin in the bottom of the clutch bellhousing - supposed to allow accumulation of moisture and any oil to drip out rather than build up and get on the clutch as I was told.....

My apologies - this is for a 1953 Mercury with V8 Flathead

I am having a problem finding the leather/or rubber cover for the clutch lever which goes inside the bellhousing - The transmission has the following number stamped on it: R10F-1 It also looks as if the bolt attaching to that lever is missing a retaining pin - seems to be at the max of...

I just got off the phone with the old guy who works on these cars - he is confident that its something wrong internally - mentioned shift rail, sprage and that there could also be something wrong with a clutch like mechanism which the pawl engages into - he lost me there - getting the...

Thanks for your comments and want to clarify something before things get too heated - I think my lack of knowledge of how the system works led to my posting information which was not clear. I am 99% certain that the electrical side of things are correct. I have ground out the relay as...

Still messing with the OD on my 53 mercury - today took for a run and I was always under the impression that the OD lever needs to be pushed in to have it operate normally. Just to see if it made any difference I pulled it out and noticed that with it out I am getting the 'engine braking' that...

Thank you, I will measure mine when i next remove it - i did make a note of the delco remy number on it so will check that out too.

Well..... I was able to gently twist mine (my friend said give it a go as he has a couple back up ones - if you have one with the pin in the right position would like a pic to compare to ensure mine is in correct alignment to go into the pawl, turn and be secured. Its easy to get off so when I...

Bench tested worked great - took apart, cleaned both points put back together tested again great. When I went to install and on removal it came right off without having to turn at all - I rotated the plunger a bit at it appears to now attach when rotated as you describe - I have this bad...

So, Thanks to your useful information - I removed solenoid and right away there was something not right - it just dropped right off the car - no twisting required to get it off - I bench tested and cleaned it up and it works great - when trying to replace it i noticed that the flat sides of the...

So if it does that and does not when the lever is pushed in then that shows the overdrive has not engaged?