Bob,
Thanks, it's the switch I put in the gear shift knob that has to be looked
at. I'm stuck for time right now, so I'll get to it Sunday. You've been
very helpful. Thanks again.
Jim
78B
70B
Bob Howard wrote:
> Jim,
> With 20/50 in the gearbox, it is not the oil that is causing the
> problem. MG wrote a service bulletin that said 90w in the gearbox was
> OK, and didn't rescind it for about a month. I poured in fresh 90w, and
> immediately had shift in and shift out problems with the OD. Then I found
> the second bulletin that superceded the first one.....
> I ..believe.. (someone please confirm this) that the electric power
> to solenoid causes it to engage the OD and that w/o power to the solenoid
> the OD does not engage.
> If that is correct, then the expensive little solenoid is OK and it's
> just a wiring or switch problem that you have to resolve. Let's hope that
> is the situation.
> Is your OD off/on switch the one on steering column or on the shift
> lever? The one on steering column can be partially disassembled and
> cleaned with electrical cleaner from Radio Shack w/o removing it from the
> column.
> Bob
>
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 22:46:54 -0800 James Schulte <schultejim@prodigy.net>
> writes:
> > Bob,
> > I used 20w50 GTX and will try to check the gear shift switch for
> > electricity
> > and continuity.
> > I hope that's what it is, cause I don't feel like draining the
> > tranny again.
> > It is such a pain filling it from on my back (-:. My brother in law
> > said it
> > sounds like the solenoid. He works for Keys Transmission Parts and
> > said the
> > Ford is their best customer, cause the solenoids for Fords are made
> > in
> > Mexico. Maybe MG bought there solenoids from Ford (-;
> > Jim
> > 78B
> > 70B
> > seeking MGCGT
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