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GenoTex Prowler Junkie Posts: 8492 From: Oakfield, WI, USA Registered: MAR 2002	posted 12-28-2002 08:14 PM Upon looking closer.... lol... the things they used to do!... immediately above the steering column is a very large 'button' marked... "FREE WHEELING" any clues here? Thx again in advance ! ------------------ Livin' for the next Cruise :) Features: Flaps (Untrimmed) SSS Exhaust Etched Glass decals (side windows & taillights) Bumper & Steering Wheel Shimmers Black Grill Trim Aux Driving Lights Suspension Brace Dek-Pro-Tec Logo Valve Caps Prowler windshield banner
MeanGene Prowler Junkie Posts: 2407 From: Burtonsville, MD Registered: JAN 2001	posted 12-28-2002 08:36 PM Geno, The original term "freewheeling" was related to device(s) that allowed power transmission shafts to rotate "freely" when its speed was greater than that of the engine to which it was connected. In the cars of the 20's and 30's a selector switch was installed on the steering wheel column to allowing the driver to select the mode of operation, i.e., freewheel or not. When in the freewheel position "engine braking action" was disabled. Hope this helps!
Bob Hacker Prowler Junkie Posts: 1446 From: McHenry IL USA Registered: SEP 2001	posted 12-29-2002 07:49 AM MeanGene, You sure do know a lot about OLDER cars, reading or personal experience. I am 52 and I never knew anything about this stuff, very interesting. Bob ------------------ This message has been edited by hack1320 on 12-29-2002 at 07:52 AM
ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 From: Mesa, Az Registered: JUL 2000	posted 12-29-2002 07:56 AM hack - MeanGene is older than 'father time' that you see on the backdrop of the website Have a great NEW YEAR'S guys!
MeanGene Prowler Junkie Posts: 2407 From: Burtonsville, MD Registered: JAN 2001	posted 12-29-2002 11:36 AM Guys...mis-spent childhood...farm equipment/truck(s) were my first driving experiences. What a blast! My mother had fifteen in her family - a lot of gearheads in the gang. It was bound to rub off. This message has been edited by MeanGene on 12-29-2002 at 11:38 AM
GenoTex Prowler Junkie Posts: 8492 From: Oakfield, WI, USA Registered: MAR 2002	posted 12-29-2002 06:14 PM thx again Mean Gene for the explanation... and this would affect me how during 'normal' driving? I assume.. not at all. Was this used, just a guess here... when something was 'hooked up' through the hole in the front, direct to the crankshaft of the engine perhaps ?
sunbird Prowler Junkie Posts: 595 From: Ridgecrest, California Registered: DEC 2001	posted 12-29-2002 08:45 PM quote: this would affect me how during 'normal' driving? I assume.. not at all I don't know about such an old car, but I had a '55 Ford with overdrive. There was a handle (looked like a hood release) that allowed you to go into or out of overdrive. Overdrive had the free wheeling feature, while out of overdrive did not. In overdrive, you would get better mileage both from the gearing and the free wheeling going down a hill. But, when the hills had a good slope, it was saner to be out of overdrive so that there was engine braking going down hill. Will it affect normal driving? Well that depends on how steep the hills are in your area and how good your brakes are in a sustained application.

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