Re: [AMC-list] Classic OD

[Keith Evenson <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the help. I will see how it all works.

Keith Evenson




On Jul 1, 2009, at 11:57 AM, tom jennings wrote:

> OD is easy to use, but damn near impossible to explain via text! :-)  
> Here's
> a rule of thumb to stay out of trouble:
>
> * Engage it (push in?) at any time.
>
> * Disengagement is complicated. First time with OD? A simple rule is
> disengage only when not moving. You can't go wrong!!
>
> It's surprisingly easy to use, and I love my OD car. Most people on  
> this
> list that have 'em -- not many though -- all love them I think.  
> Disengaging
> the OD while you are moving is tricky, but you'll learn the tricks.
> Basicalyl you can't disengage it when OD is in use. You'll bend the  
> control
> cable or break something. YOu can't disengage OD when you are  
> coasting, with
> OD automatically disengaged below 28mph. Well you CAN, but it chunks  
> hard
> out of OD and might break something.
>
> Sounds hard, easy to learn though. It's all tactile.
>
>
> Vacuum wipers, with the booster pump AMC uses, are great. Better than
> electrics in my opinion. Silent, infinitely adjustable, and no, they  
> DO NOT
> slow down when you hit the gas -- if the parts are all working right.
> THey're all 40 - 50 years old and in serious need of repair. For  
> about $100
> Peter Stathes and others will restore your wiper motor to new, and  
> it'll
> last decades. Same with the pumps.
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