quick question about overdrive trans

Ways to tell:

If front shift lever (3 -- 4 gear) is pointing down, OD

If trans is out of the car, get it into neutral, and then rotate the front shift shaft CW. This puts the gearbox into 3rd gear for a 4 speed, and the OD gear for an OD box. Now carefully rotate the input shaft exactly one rotation while "counting" the output shaft

More than one turn means an OD box

Less than one turn means a 4 speed box.