My 92’ f150 has an o/d kill switch on the column shifter. I usually drive around the city with the od OFF and shift up once I get to cruising speeds. Sometimes if I forget to turn it off heading back into town around 35 it can lug the engine down to 500 rpm.

Anyways has anyone rewired this button to move the switch around? I was thinking a nice button on the floor board or a foot pedal?

 

it should not be lugging down the engine - something else is awry

a lot of work for what reason...? IN some cars the OD was flip switch on the shifter ****, other older units had a pull cable under the dash

 

Moving the O/D OFF button is like putting tape over the Check Engine light - it doesn't really address the problem. If you'd start maintaining & repairing the truck properly, you wouldn't have to turn O/D off to drive. Click this, read the caption, & follow the links in it:

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Thanks for the help. I have a Chilton manual but the diagram is not that detailed... there seems to be a lot more wires in the truck than in the diagram. I am thinking there maybe something wrong with the transmission. Unless it’s normal to drop down to 700 rpm at 35 mph.

The stalling was caused by the steering pump. It drives 150 miles a day and gets started 6-7 times a day. It just feels like it’s hurting it to drive around with the rpm that low.

An old man told me I would break the transmission if I did not turn the o/ d off before driving.
Everyone that tells me that the old man is full of it has a Ford with a broken transmission....so I never stopped hitting that button. Lol it would make since that Ford would design it to be off when you started the truck if that was the case.

 

Yes, clearly the truck has several problems. Moving that switch will fix NONE of them. Read the Haynes manual, and start finding things on your truck that are overdue on the maintenance schedule, or fail a published test. Then follow the Haynes instructions to repair/replace each one properly, using the published techniques, and the highest-quality (NOT necessarily the cheapest or most-convenient) fluids & parts you can find. That usually means Ford/MotorCraft, but not always. If you still have questions AFTER re-reading the Haynes a few times, & studying the truck carefully, post them here. But in the meantime: read this caption & put EVERYTHING you can find and learn about the truck into your signature:

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