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Re: First hello and looking for a tonneau cover

To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: First hello and looking for a tonneau cover
From: "Michael Torrusio" <mtorrusi@maine.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:36:38 -0800
Did as you said and there is no OD -- just a straight 4 speed transmission.
Which still leaves me with 88mph at 4,500rpm in 4th.  Sound right?
--
Ciao.

Mike.

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>From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
>To: mtorrusi@maine.rr.com
>Subject: Re: First hello and looking for a tonneau cover
>Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2000, 6:35 AM
>

>
> Mike,
>   Max Heim suggested that you might have overdrive in your MG but not
> know it.  I think it's unlikely that you do have it, but you can inspect
> under the car and be sure.
>   Slide under. See the transmission--looks like any other transmission.
> Then, if there is an OD, it's kinda bolted onto the transmission. You
> will see a drain bolt for the trans, and a second drain bolt for the OD.
> Beside the OD's bolt you will see a little aluminum plate with blue or
> black writing. It's about 1.25 inch x 1.25, and says "Laycock ....." and
> some other stuff.  There will be a small black wire coming from the
> bottom driver side of the OD that disappears up into the tunnel where it
> connects to a yellow wire coming down from the passenger side of the
> inner fender.
>   I say that I don't think you have it because, if you have OD and it's
> left "engaged", you start out in first, shift to second and it feels
> normal. In third, you get rolling about 25 mph and then you will feel a
> clunk as it shifts into OD and you will also hear & feel the revs drop.
> It's pretty obvious, as you go from a normal, smooth approx 2500 rpm to a
> lugging 2000 or so.
>   Meantime, I hope that you actually do have OD. I really enjoy it on my
> '72 GT.  My '75 did not have it, and I drove the car all over, but it is
> nice to have.  John Twist, major guru of MGs, maintains that the OD makes
> us feel great but that it has no significant effect on engine life or
> cost of operation.  I suspect he's right, if truth be told.
> Bob
> 

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