And that's exactly what I did. 12V battery to relay, switch on the shift lever to the relay & 12V to the solenoid & solenoid grounded to the solenoid mounting bolt. Flip the switch OD on. Flip it the other way OD off.

Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria

E.J. in Havana FL

One advantage to using a switch instead of the governor is slick-shift freewheeling around the city at higher speeds. Also saves wear & tear since the OD isn't constantly kicking in & out. But, wouldn't want to drive in Frisco without compression braking.




6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

One thing I didn't see mentioned here is when parking make sure it's either in reverse or the parking brake is on or the overdrive is disengaged (lever out). Otherwise it will roll away if on a hill.... Also if the governor is bypassed and the solenoid is operated with a switch if one stops in overdrive the car won't go into reverse until the solenoid is disengaged.

Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria

E.J. in Havana FL