Two possibilities I think:
1 Oil related - see my example story of the Dakota plane crash.
2 Electrical problem. This may not be so easy to troubleshoot.
Have all external contacts in the chain checked. Because the problem likes
to be temperature related you might think.
But when the OD is switched on, heat can be created on those contacts which
don't make good contact (Ohm's law). Therefore have all bullet connectors
and mating females checked. Due to dirt contamination poor contacts may
cause this happen.
The solenoid is the following suspect I think.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: delling3 [mailto:delling3@home.com]
Sent: donderdag 22 juni 2000 5:04
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Update: Overdrive woes
Thanks for all the response so far. I took the B on a longish drive this
evening to try to better qualify what is happening.
First, it appears that the problem is temperature related - not road or
engine speed related. This evening was a mild night - about 70 degrees. I
drove the car for about 10 miles, with the tranny in 3rd O.D. Engine speeds
were 3000 - 3500 (road speed about 50-55) , with a couple of stops along the
way. Engine temperature fully up into the normal range. No problems.
I continued along, increased road speed to 65-70 in O.D. 4th. Same engine
speeds. After a few more miles, the O.D. began to slip in and out
intermittantly, with increasing frequency. Variations in road speed, and
between 3rd and 4th O.D. resulted in no change.
I switched the O.D. out, and drove several more miles at lower road speeds.
It seemed that as the transmission/O.D. began to cool down, when I switched
the O.D. in again, the problem did not reappear immediately, but rather took
several moments/minutes before the unit starts acting up again.
After the drive, I would have to say that this phenomenon is seems to
emulate the feel of a slipping clutch, although it is not load dependant.
For whatever reason, it does not "feel" like a wiring problem, which I would
expect to be more abrupt in behavior.
Any comments are welcome.
Thanks again,
Chris
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