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scuncio
10-29-2022, 03:40 AM
Nice '65 - and while it's not a great bargain at the asking price IMO, there's a "make offer" button that should make things more interesting.

Link to 1965 El Camino eBay auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/134303096467?hash=item1f45169e93:g:4zcAAOSwnTdjWxg I&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkLb0NnB1HSalVVZuesrdNYBYo6TCi gaa4%2FY9Khq%2FhT8h444SB76ebOxlayFocQUDItIjyi2ZJzz T2fo0cpTQSdrKlqFsN9%2BNDrweW3jWvuv1CsmkLl2YaC%2Fpr VRWcTEVFMTjGVylZlkuiFGpKqBUTI5WEKHLBBkVsJqDZrTAUgW ZYpcltmL5oYScjYyC4sJlgg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9qK7ZyE YQ&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337538513&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1)

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Tracker1
11-01-2022, 02:38 PM
Anybody out there can enlighten on how this "overdrive" functions?
WILMASBOYL78
11-01-2022, 04:32 PM
My understanding is the cable actuates a solenoid that engages the gear reduction in the o/d unit. I have seen a few El Caminos over the years with this option. Pretty rare to see one...

-wilma
L78_Nova
11-01-2022, 05:18 PM
Hot Rod had an article of how to add the 3sp OD assy to a Saginaw 4 speed... way back
search found April 74 but can't find the details.
L78_Nova
11-01-2022, 05:28 PM
April 1975


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427.060
11-02-2022, 03:07 PM
I just sold my 68 El Camino that had overdrive.
67since67
11-02-2022, 03:36 PM
Anybody out there can enlighten on how this "overdrive" functions?

Say you are cruising along in 3rd gear... pull the handle out, let off the throttle, it shifts to overdrive. Push the handle in, let off the throttle, it shifts back to straight 1-1 3rd gear. It makes for a sweet interstate cruiser! - Bill W
67since67
11-03-2022, 12:18 AM
From the '67 Service Manual...
Too Many Projects
11-03-2022, 12:57 AM
Say you are cruising along in 3rd gear... pull the handle out, let off the throttle, it shifts to overdrive. Push the handle in, let off the throttle, it shifts back to straight 1-1 3rd gear. It makes for a sweet interstate cruiser! - Bill W
Just like shiftin' a Road Ranger, eh Bill...:cool2:
Tracker1
11-03-2022, 02:34 PM
That is some pretty tricky technology for '65 - way cool:cool2:
olredalert
11-03-2022, 03:47 PM
That is some pretty tricky technology for '65 - way cool:cool2:

----My 1948 Jeepster with the 4-cyl L-head engine has basicly the same electric overdrive trans setup (Borg-Warner). Only difference is a switch under the throttle pedal that activates the standard gear when in overdrive. The overdrive could be activated in any gear. My Dad traded a Maytag washer and dryer for it in 1955 he was (among other things) the Maytag man. I learned to drive in this powerhouse (maximum speed of around 40-45 downhill) when I was twelve. Very few popo's around our area back then. He gave it to me on my fortieth birthday. I suspect he did it to me to get even for the way I tormented the poor jeep until I got something a bit faster.....Bill S