acdeegillnn Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 This is a 1951 dodge Meadow Brook fluid drive. there is a cable under the dash that hooks to the transmission? nobody knows what it is for? they say fluid drive does not have overdrive? some people say it might be a free wheel? come on you A A CA Mopar lovers what is it? Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 It's not stock, it's been added or it's a different transmission. Back up and give us a shot of the whole trans and maybe one from the other side for positive ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdeegillnn Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 9 hours ago, Rusty_OToole said: It's not stock, it's been added or it's a different transmission. Back up and give us a shot of the whole trans and maybe one from the other side for positive ID. thanks I will take more photos of the transmission. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 The outer sheath is not anchored at the far end. The actuation must be very low force, but the OEM would still have anchored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Coon Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 sure looks like an OD solenoid right next to the cable in the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Yeah, regardless of it's origin, that's an overdrive unit. Count yourself lucky to have it. I might recommend placing questions about your car on the Chrysler products forums in the future, though. Perhaps that outer sheath of that cable is anchored just out of sight. Edited July 21, 2016 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdeegillnn Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 attached are more photo of the right side of the transmission .Could it be a later model transmission somebody added? Somebody change thing around a little i noticed when i rewired the car according to the wire gram that there was supposed to be a switch on the carb to trigger the fluid drive it was hooked to a switch on the gas pedal linkage . when you stepped on the gas it turned on the fluid drive thu a relay. I fiquired that i and it seams to work good. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Still don't know what the trans looks like but it doesn't look like an M6. I didn't think they offered overdrive in 1951 did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 R-10-G ? Is it the same as this one? http://forums.aaca.org/topic/220356-for-sale-chrysler-dodge-desoto-plymouth-mopar-overdrive-transmission/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 op, is your parking brake cable hooked up? it's a driveshaft parking brake. maybe the parking brake cable broke and someone just attached it to the transmission so it would not hang down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Mike 6024, you nailed it. Probably a rare option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 16 hours ago, acdeegillnn said: attached are more photo of the right side of the transmission .Could it be a later model transmission somebody added? Somebody change thing around a little i noticed when i rewired the car according to the wire gram that there was supposed to be a switch on the carb to trigger the fluid drive it was hooked to a switch on the gas pedal linkage . when you stepped on the gas it turned on the fluid drive thu a relay. I fiquired that i and it seams to work good. Jerry The wiring you are referring to on the carb seitch would have been for starting the engine with the accelerator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 MoPar never had a carb switch for starting the engine. That was Buick. Wires to the carb on a MoPar are for the ignition cut out to allow the transmission to downshift on the semi automatic cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) The switch on the carburetor is probably the same as a standard kick down switch which other manufacturers placed on the floor beneath the gas pedal. The same function, though, as it momentarily grounds out spark to the engine to accommodate the shift out of overdrive for increased acceleration. Edited July 23, 2016 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbking Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 9:22 PM, 61polara said: MoPar never had a carb switch for starting the engine. That was Buick. Wires to the carb on a MoPar are for the ignition cut out to allow the transmission to downshift on the semi automatic cars. Buick and Packard. As far as the Mopar solenoids are concerned, the Carter version is in a metal triangular shaped can, and rarely suffered physical damage; so reasonable in price if needed. The Stromberg version was bakelite, often broken, and DIFFICULT to find. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdeegillnn Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/21/2016 at 0:37 PM, mike6024 said: R-10-G ? Is it the same as this one? http://forums.aaca.org/topic/220356-for-sale-chrysler-dodge-desoto-plymouth-mopar-overdrive-transmission/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdeegillnn Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Yes it does look the same. When i drive the car and pull the cable it does not appear to do anything? I am not sure that i have the wires hook up correctly ? I looked at the wire gram in the repair manual and it does not show a overdrive unit? Someone could have added it or maybe out a later model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdeegillnn Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 i plan on this winter taking the engine out and i can get some better photos? ,I have the wires on the transmission hooked up to a tougle switch ? what trigers that over drive besides the cable that goes to a level on the transmission? when i got the car the engine was sized up and was able to get it free and it was running good . then the rods starting knocking . i dropped the oil pan check the crank and did not appear to be that bad? i talked to a guy in a machine shop and he said you might get away with a set of new standard bearings and not to use oversize ? i put a new set of new standard bearing in keeping track of the bearing caps and tighten them to specs and guess what it still knocks not bad but it is there. i plan on taking the engine out and have the crank turned and might as well rebuild the rest while i am there . Does anybody have any suggestions on the removal? I was looking at it and i plan on pulling the drive shaft then the transmission and radiator . I see a cradle front motor mount and the bell housing rear mounts . Ones i get the radiator out i might have excess to the front mount? course all the linkage and wires and fuel lines. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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