Thought I posted this on 7 Feb 2014, but can't find it, so here goes again --
My 52 Champion had a six speed transmission:
High gear -- generally used on the way to high plus overdrive
High plus overdrive -- for normal cruising, overdrive kicked in around 31 mph
Second gear -- generally used briefly on the way up
Second plus overdrive -- useful climbing long or curving hills
Low -- gotta start somewhere
AND ALSO:
Low plus overdrive -- YES, I got there once
With much apprehension, I ran up to 31 mph in low, flathead engine screaming
Got it into overdrive, but the engine was still very fast, so did not stay there long
But I proved that the Champion had six speeds.
And was very relieved that the engine did not self-destruct.
I have often wondered what RPM it took to reach 31 mph in low.
As I recall, my tires were 6.70 x 15.
Can anyone tell the rpms the Champion reached?
My 52 Champion had a six speed transmission:
High gear -- generally used on the way to high plus overdrive
High plus overdrive -- for normal cruising, overdrive kicked in around 31 mph
Second gear -- generally used briefly on the way up
Second plus overdrive -- useful climbing long or curving hills
Low -- gotta start somewhere
AND ALSO:
Low plus overdrive -- YES, I got there once
With much apprehension, I ran up to 31 mph in low, flathead engine screaming
Got it into overdrive, but the engine was still very fast, so did not stay there long
But I proved that the Champion had six speeds.
And was very relieved that the engine did not self-destruct.
I have often wondered what RPM it took to reach 31 mph in low.
As I recall, my tires were 6.70 x 15.
Can anyone tell the rpms the Champion reached?