Borge Warner Overdrive

I am just getting my '52 wagon on the road,3 spd with overdrive,has anyone converted to 12 volt,Vintage Auto has a12 volt solenoid,I have the lock out lever working properly but haven't played with solenoid and govenor yet.....looking for experience,Thanks in advance Jim

 

No practical experience but research tells:
Tech Tips: Upgrading Borgwarner Overdrive to12Volt | Fifth Avenue
Overdrive, conversion from 6V to 12V
There seems to be a couple of folks out there asking the same question.

Another option is to do a trick we used in the military with our 24 volt systems. You can run two 6V batteries in series to accomplish your 12 volt goals and leach off of one of them to get the proper 6 volts necessary to operate your OD (among other things).

 

Thanks for the help....think Ill get a 12 volt soleniod

 

Jim, now I understand what your looking for a speedo drive gear to fit. The BorgWarner R10 overdrive was marketed as a "Rancho" overdrive that was used with the Dana18 transfer case for 4wd applications. The BW unit was used on lots of '50s cars and some pickup trucks through the '60s in 2wd applications. Early/mid-'60s Chevy pickups sometimes had these, and were operating on 12v. There is a solenoid/coil that must have the proper voltage that you are running. If you could find both 12v parts, then you could convert it then. Many years ago, I made the mistake of mixing 6v & 12v parts trying to get one to operate and fried the solenoid coil. The original harness for the R10 should have a fuse that will need to be swapped over for a 12v change. Later units used a relay box.
-Donny

 

Thanks Donny