[Healeys] tips on overdrive use

[Bob Spidell]

I never use the clutch on O/D engage, even on acceleration.  On 
disengage, I give a little
clutch (an inch or so) and a little blip on the throttle--it is a 
downshift--which makes the
operation a little smoother.

I have about 160K miles on the original O/D (no rebuild).

bs


RThrift wrote:
>    Thanks  for  the  link,  Steve!   It  answers some questions I had: it
>    states  the  OD "should be operated without using the clutch pedal and
>    at any throttle opening."  I wasn't sure about either of these points,
>    and  had  skimmed the owners manual & workshop manuals without finding
>    any such statements, so it's good to see the official answers.
>    However, engaging OD while accelerating feels like I'm mistreating it,
>    despite  the LdN manual saying "at any throttle position."  So, should
>    I  baby it?  Can someone confirm the best way to use OD, and what kind
>    of usage is detrimental?
>    thanks
>    Richard
>    At 06:16 AM 9/23/2007 -0700, BJ8Healeys wrote:
>
>      Someone  was  looking for a Laycock de Normanville overdrive manual
>      recently.
>      I found one here:
>      http://www.tr4a.com/tech_data/laycock/overdrive.htm
>      Enjoy!
>      Steve Byers
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