Will Kimble
Senior Member
- City
- Cincinnati
- State
- Ohio
- Price
- $800
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I have a very clean Borg Warner overdrive setup for Model A, it is labeled "Rentz Overdrive" and numbered "64". I believe this particular overdrive unit is referred to as an "R10". When I got this overdrive, it was missing the piece of driveshaft that holds the pinion gear and slips onto the output of the overdrive. I took the overdrive up to Lloyd Young in Canal Winchester, OH - Lloyd specializes in Borg Warner overdrive conversions for all makes of cars - and he checked everything over and made the piece that I was missing. He operated the lever, connected the solenoid to a battery (6V) and verified that the unit was operating correctly. I also purchased a wiring kit from Lloyd, and it is included along with a hefty choke cable that I was going to use to activate the overdrive. Lloyd recommends deactivating the governor and using it as a vent, so that is what the copper tube coming out of the governor is for.
I have not run this in a car, and do not know the history of it. It may require a little TLC. It looks like a nice piece but is being sold as is - an affordable way to get an overdrive using proven parts. Asking $800, this is heavy and unwieldy to ship so this is for pick up only.
Thanks,
Will Kimble
www.kimblemandolins.com
I have a very clean Borg Warner overdrive setup for Model A, it is labeled "Rentz Overdrive" and numbered "64". I believe this particular overdrive unit is referred to as an "R10". When I got this overdrive, it was missing the piece of driveshaft that holds the pinion gear and slips onto the output of the overdrive. I took the overdrive up to Lloyd Young in Canal Winchester, OH - Lloyd specializes in Borg Warner overdrive conversions for all makes of cars - and he checked everything over and made the piece that I was missing. He operated the lever, connected the solenoid to a battery (6V) and verified that the unit was operating correctly. I also purchased a wiring kit from Lloyd, and it is included along with a hefty choke cable that I was going to use to activate the overdrive. Lloyd recommends deactivating the governor and using it as a vent, so that is what the copper tube coming out of the governor is for.
I have not run this in a car, and do not know the history of it. It may require a little TLC. It looks like a nice piece but is being sold as is - an affordable way to get an overdrive using proven parts. Asking $800, this is heavy and unwieldy to ship so this is for pick up only.
Thanks,
Will Kimble
www.kimblemandolins.com
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