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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Mercury Discussion / 51 Mercury w/BW overdrive not working

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TomO
02-15-2014 @ 7:00 AM
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Tracker,

The kick down switch should be adjusted so that it operates when the pedal is pushed to the floor. I connect an ohm meter between the blue and orange wire and the white and red wire and press the pedal down, watching when the meter shows continuity.

Tom

Tracker
02-14-2014 @ 8:06 AM
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I want to thank Cliftford, Tom O and most especially Superreal for their help in getting my OD problem corrected. Admittedly, I am not much of a mechanic but I am learning my car step by step by asking this site for help...these guys always come through and I appreciate the help.

The wires to the kick down switch were installed wrong as well as the kick down switch its self. The stem was way too high and being depressed too early at cruise speed.

We moved the floor stem of the KD out of the way, rewired to the proper A-B side of the KD and took a test drive. The misfires went away. Re-installed the KD stem and discovered it was being engaged apparently
continuously. Guessed the proper height of the stem and the system now works perfectly. Goes easily into OD and engages the passing gear with little effort.

I would have never been able to do this work on my own so thanks again SR, T, CF. Hope I can return the favor one day.

Tracker

supereal
02-13-2014 @ 10:50 AM
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Tom spelled it out. The wire from the kickdown switch is connected to the distributor side of the coil. As for polarity, in a positive ground system, the distributor is attached to the output (positive) side of the coil. That is also where the condenser is connected. Remember that "circuit" means a circle from one battery pole to the other. In the positive ground old Fords, the flow is from the negative terminal of the battery to the positive pole thru the system. In reality, efficient current flow is the other way, the reason the switch to negative ground was eventually the rule. If the polarity of an old Ford is changed, such as in going to a 12 volt negative ground system, the connections at the coil must also be flipped. Almost all accessories, such as radios, use negative grounding and, as such, have to be isolated if the chassis is used as the ground terminal. Old Henry was noted for his staunch beliefs, and resisted change in most cases. Thus, positive ground was the rule until years after he went to the "great garage in the sky".

TomO
02-13-2014 @ 7:25 AM
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The purpose of the wire is to ground out the ignition points during the kickdown process, so it needs to be connected to the coil terminal that goes to the points.

Tom

Tracker
02-13-2014 @ 6:07 AM
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SR...got the kickdown switch rewired per the diagram but I have a question on the coil connection

This car is positive ground 6 volt stock....shouldn't the wire from the Od go to the negative side of the coil ? Right now it is connected to the positive side.

I have read that the coil would work either way but nothing on the OD.

Thanks again.

Tracker


supereal
02-12-2014 @ 3:36 PM
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You are welcome. In tracing the wiring, the colors are not always visible, and need to be traced from end to end. At our shop, we use a special trace tool, but an ohmmeter will work as well. Just one wrong connection will usually result in loss of overdrive.

Tracker
02-12-2014 @ 12:51 PM
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Thanks a million SR...I checked the KD switch wiring against the diagram and it isn't even close to the proper sequence of wire colors. I would have never fixed this on my own.

When it warms up tomorrow, I will make the necessary corrections and get back to you with the results.

The problems I described earlier felt just like the
ignition switch had been turned off and then on again. The engine would almost quit but came on again when I completely released the accelerator. Pretty sure just by looking this diagram will solve the problem.

Can't tell you how much I appreciate your help on this.

Tracker

supereal
02-12-2014 @ 10:43 AM
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Here is the circuit diagram of the overdrive. The kickdown switch does two things: First, it opens the control circuit, causing the solenoid to de-energize. Because the pawl is held due to torque, and can't release until the torque is removed, the kickdown switch also completes the igntion grounding circuit thru a second set of contacts, bypassing the ignition points, thus interrupting the ignition long enough to allow the pawl to fall back. This lasts only about one-half of the rotation of the crankshaft. If the connections of the kickdown switch are not correct, it can cause the problems you mention. It is also important to know that the oil supply of the OD is sparate from the transmission, and should be maintained.

This message was edited by supereal on 2-12-14 @ 10:45 AM

Tracker
02-12-2014 @ 6:15 AM
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Excellent site ...thanks for the suggestion...I had not seen this before.

supereal
02-11-2014 @ 2:44 PM
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The pupose of the kickdown switch is to briefly interrupt the ignition to allow the OD to release. It does this by grounding the coil, allowing the OD to release. If you need a circuit diagram, I'll post one for you.

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