[FC] Power Glide Shifter

[Keith Hammett]

Should also add that the cable is a different length, watch out for it when jacking the FC as you can smash the outer liner and cause the cable to bind.  Mine was that way when I got it, could see where the jack and been on the cable.

Keith Hammett

 

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 From: Keith Hammett <k.j_hammett at att.net>
To: J. R. Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; Fred Adler <fadler at genbio.com>; "corvanatics at corvair.org" <corvanatics at corvair.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Power Glide Shifter
  

Fred welcome to the list.

The FC PG shifter is the same (or very close) to the early model (EM) cars.  As a matter of fact I used some parts off a EM car to repair my FC rampside PG shifter.

Keith Hammett
'62 Rampside
'65 Monza vert
Willard, Mo


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From: J. R. Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Fred Adler <fadler at genbio.com>; corvanatics at corvair.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Power Glide Shifter
  

Hi Fred, and welcome.

Actually, it is FC for Forward Control because the controls are ahead of the 
front wheels.

I'm not sure what the shift lever looks like on a PG (Power Gluide) since 
mine is a 4 speed and I never paid enough attention to the automatics, but I 
think your description is correct.  You need to know that there is NO Park 
gear - only R-N-D-L in that order from top to bottom.  I know that the cars 
have a guide along the side of the lever with light behind it for when the 
headlights are on.  You might be missing a piece of the dash.

Don't forget to use the parking (or E) brake when leaving the vehicle.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Adler" <fadler at genbio.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 2:37 PM
Subject: [FC] Power Glide Shifter


> Gentlemen and Ladies (if you love Corvairs),
>
> I just received my first, a CF Rampside with Power Glide.
>
> I have another question (many, many to follow).  I figured out forward 
> from reverse with the little dash shifter upon arrival.   Right now it is 
> just a stem with a short shifter and black flat end cap.
>
> The question:  Did these things come with a chrome plate that fit on the 
> dash that showed R, P, F1, F2?   I know Power Glide is odd and I have no 
> other automatic vehicles so don't lambast me please, but was there a 
> dressier plate there originally?  That way I know search for on from a CF. 
> I imagine they would have been on the pickups and vans.  If you have one, 
> please take a phone camera pix and send it to me, 
> fadler at genbio.com<mailto:fadler at genbio.com> so I know what I am scrounging 
> for.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
>
> CF Newbie
>
> Fred Adler
> San Diego
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