OD usage - and yes I am not getting my brain around it

[JOHN EDGE]

On 10/21/2018 at 11:59 AM, oldasdirt said:

The toggle switch is not to put it into overdrive.  Its for when your in overdrive and you want to "kick it down" or remove it out of overdrive on the fly.   If your on the highway in overdrive

and want to pass, if you have a 1950s r10g1 wired originally you need to push the pedal to the floor so that the kickdown switch on the carb kicks it out of overdrive   or if you

have a toggle switch in the wiring, you can flick the toggle switch it takes it over of overdrive without needing to hammer the gas pedal.   About 30 years ago I couldnt find

a kick down switch and ran across George Asche at Chrysler Carlisle.  He showed me his wiring harness and had several versions from factory original to a very modern version for

12 volts with electronic components. When I saw the toggle switch and he explained how it worked that gave me the ability to eliminate the need for a new kickdown switch on the carb.

George gave me his wiring diagram for free and I used a heavy duty toggle switch mounted on my shifter.  Worked  like a charm.  But its had nothing to do with getting it into overdrive its

all about kicking it out of overdrive on the fly.

You guys must do a lot of passing and down shifting