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1953 Fordomatic Question
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supereal |
12-07-2009 @ 8:49 AM
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You are right. There is a governor in the Fordomatic, but it is a fluid valve, not an electric unit, as in the overdrive. Still, it is usually the cause of poor shifting. It controls the front clutch by overcoming the spring pressure of the control valve when a speed of about 30 mph is reached. It rides the output shaft. The only access to the governor is by removing the tail shaft housing, not a job for an amateur. Thanks for catching my error. It has been a very long time since I had a Fordomatic apart.
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buford8 |
12-07-2009 @ 8:09 AM
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I wasn't aware of an electric governor(contact points?) in a Fordomatic transmission...am I missing something?
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supereal |
12-06-2009 @ 8:28 AM
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At our shop, we use half a dozen parts houses, but call NAPA when we want hard to find stuff. Some time ago, we needed a "universal" choke cable assembly. Not only did NAPA have it when no one else even knew what we were talking about, but they had 4 sizes, one 9 feet long!
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39 Ken |
12-06-2009 @ 3:56 AM
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Thanks for the info. We use NAPA for many parts, but never thought about the type "F". Ken
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BERTHA |
12-05-2009 @ 9:27 PM
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Ken... The NAPA store I used to deal with was able to get it from the local NAPA distributor.
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Grant |
12-05-2009 @ 12:31 PM
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Thanks, supereal. That is something I haven't tried yet.
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supereal |
12-05-2009 @ 10:43 AM
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Grant: Check the contacts in the governor. If they are dirty or burned, they won't make the constant contact required for an upshift.
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Grant |
12-05-2009 @ 8:28 AM
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I used to buy Type F transmission fluid from the local farmers' Co-op store. Auto Zone usually carries it in the USA. Probably most farm equipment dealers would also have Type F, or be able to get it for you. In Canada (that's where we are.......100 miles east of Detroit) there are a lot of different transmission fluids sold at Canadian Tire stores. Regards, Grant
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39 Ken |
12-05-2009 @ 5:11 AM
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We're just going through this with a friends car. He has a '51 Ford with a Ford-o-matic. He has old paper work from tranny repair from long ago and it says that type "F" is required in his trans. Where did you get the Mobil type "F"? Thanks. Ken
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BERTHA |
12-05-2009 @ 4:48 AM
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Checking around after my first post this is what I put in the trunk..... https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Other_Products/Mobil_Type_F_ATF.aspx
This message was edited by BERTHA on 12-5-09 @ 4:51 AM
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