Posted by Don in Missouri on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 at 10:29AM :
In Reply to: Re: OT Weird Vintage 4x4 posted by Allen patnode on Monday, March 31, 2003 at 9:05PM :
They are not automatic transmissions. They are four speed manual. 4th gear is less than 1:1 for an effective overdrive. The clutch operates conventionally just with longer linkage.
The shifter is on stalk off the steering column. It has a tiny little H-pattern shifter. You shift with your index finger without taking your hand off the wheel. Electrical switches control vacuum diaphrams on the transmission that shift the trans.
It would not be too difficult to splice the wires and send the same signals to each transmission.