P-R-N-D-L...automatic shifter.
Prindle?
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sargentrs
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Prindle?
Friend at work and I were shooting the breeze about various cars/trucks/hot rods we've owned and he started telling me a story about troubleshooting and he bumped the prindle and the car started rolling. I got a confused look on my face and, hesitating to show my ignorance, asked him what a prindle was. He said, you know, prindle....
P-R-N-D-L...automatic shifter.
P-R-N-D-L...automatic shifter.
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
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STROKER69
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Re: Prindle?
yea thats the one with LEAP,DRAG and RACE on it, does good till you go from drag to race
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Re: Prindle?
Randy,
Had me going man!
Kind of along the same lines of the blonde lady at the parts store asking for a 710 engine piece cause she lost hers!
no offense intended to any ladies here
Had me going man!
Kind of along the same lines of the blonde lady at the parts store asking for a 710 engine piece cause she lost hers!
no offense intended to any ladies here
Jeff
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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Hemmi06
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Re: Prindle?
710 = OIL ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 
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Re: Prindle?
Long ago as a young lad observing from the back seat I used to wonder why the selector on the A/C and HEAT was labled "COOL OFF HEAT" What's "cool off heat" anyway? I also wondered why the fan switch was labled Maxfanoff 
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1971 F-100 240 straight six, 3 on the tree (parted out)
1972 F-100 302 auto trans, pwr steering, pwr brakes (under construction)
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1971 F-100 240 straight six, 3 on the tree (parted out)
1972 F-100 302 auto trans, pwr steering, pwr brakes (under construction)
"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before" Dwight Eisenhower
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sargentrs
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Re: Prindle?
Maxfanoff? Isn't that Russian?
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Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
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Re: Prindle?
I had a '57 Buick Special in high school waaaay back in '69. 
364 - 4 barrel 4 door hardtop. Huge car, anyway it had a Dynaflow automatic that read P-N-D-S-L-R. I guess ol' Harvey Earl was the guy that "penciled" this one out. 
The "S" was for "super" that when selected was supposed to give a "super highlighted" driving experience. Well, with eight of us kids in the car, c/w with beer, sitting side by side and not even touching our backsides, all "S" did was give a good speed to drag around town. 
364 - 4 barrel 4 door hardtop. Huge car, anyway it had a Dynaflow automatic that read P-N-D-S-L-R. I guess ol' Harvey Earl was the guy that "penciled" this one out. The "S" was for "super" that when selected was supposed to give a "super highlighted" driving experience. Well, with eight of us kids in the car, c/w with beer, sitting side by side and not even touching our backsides, all "S" did was give a good speed to drag around town. -
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Re: Prindle?
I guess that would be your Pindissler? 
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
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STROKER69
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Re: Prindle?
In the early 60s I had a 59 chevy with a 348 and the selector read p-r-n-d-Gr. No kidding, I
that it stood for GRADE and it was a car that was intended for use in a mountian area. I was living in so ga. and bought it in so ga.was told
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Re: Prindle?
STROKER69 wrote:In the early 60s I had a 59 chevy with a 348 and the selector read p-r-n-d-Gr. No kidding, Ithat it stood for GRADE and it was a car that was intended for use in a mountian area. I was living in so ga. and bought it in so ga.was told
Chevy Turboglide
GR stood for "Grade Retarder."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboglide
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fastEdsel
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Re: Prindle?
That is so cool having a Gr on the selector. I have never seen one. Was it the same two speed that GM bolted up to their 409 that would do about 100 MPH in first gear? It sure got your attention when it went into high though. The FMX in my Edsel is P-R-N-D2-D1-L. In D2 it starts out in second then shifts to high. In D1 it goes through all 3 gears. But with the 2:69 rears it just about needs that first gear to start out. But out on the highway at 65-70 MPH it is a very nice running car.
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Re: Prindle?
hey thanks for that info , but as for doing 100mph naw it was closer to about 35 and when you shifted it would clean all the dirt from the underside and rip the arm that went from diff to the frame a loose from the frame I know it took a come-a-long and a buzz box to fix it.But I was almost right.