Studebaker 1950 Commander User Manual

If, while in ov erdrive , it is desired to gain more power
for pass i ng cars jn traffic or on grades, push the accele rator
to the flo or board. Thi s cuts out the overdrive and it will
. re main inope rative until th e acce lerator is again re leased.
At
tha t time the ov erdrive again engag es au tom ati cally.
The overdrive handle c an be pulled out , thereby locking
the transmis sion in the conventional position. Thi s should
be done
for descending steep, mountainous grades, or wh en
pushing or towing the car to start the engine.
The circum -
-stances under which
this c hange can be made safely are
as follow s:
1. To cha ng e the transmission from overdrive to the
locked- in conventional position while the car is
sta nding still, merely pull out the OD cont ro l handle.
2. To change th e tr an smission from overdrive to the
locked- in co nv entional position when driving below
the ov erdrive cut-in speed of approxim a tely 30-35
m.p.h. (50-55 km.) accelerate
the engine and at the
sa me time pull out the OD con trol handle.
3. To change
the transmission from overdrive to the
locked-in conventional position when "driving in
overdrive, completely de
press the accelerator pas t
.. r.
th e wide-open t hrottl e posi tion and as '!;loon as the
transmission is in ~onventional, pull obt the OD
control handle.
If the OD contr ol handle is in the locked-in conven-
tiona l position (pulled o ut) it can be placed in the overdrive
position while th e car is standing still. To make this change
when
the car is m~ving at any forward speed, accelerate
slightly
and push the control handle fully forward.
Overdrive is availa ble at extra cost.
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Studebaker 1950 Commander Specifications

General

Brand	Studebaker
Model	1950 Commander
Category	Automobile
Language	English