Sounds like the adjustment of the lockout switch is marginal. You will
probably have to remove the centre console, fold back the tunnel carpet,
remove the tunnel access plate and drop the cross-member to get at it, mine
was then on the top left-hand side of the gearbox near the front of the access
hole. There should be at least two switches in that area, the OD is usually
obvious as it has a single thick wire from it going direct to the solenoid,
not back into the sub-harness like other wires. All the above can vary with
year though. Try tightening the switch, or if it is already tight undoing it
and removing one of the (normally two) spacer washers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl French
To: mgs@autox.team.net ; MG-MGB
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: [MG-MGB] Yet another Overdrive question (narrowing it down)
This is kind of long but I wanted to be specific.
I have flushed the trans twice today and been on a couple of short hops. I
have noticed one thing on the last ride. I have had this intermittant
chattering noise that seems to preceed the OD kicking in and out. Today on the
road I noticed I could modify the sound by subltly moving the shiftlever.
Sometimes sideways but more often to the rear. This would often eliminate the
noise and make the OD run smoothly. I also noticed that sometimes when moving
the shifter around, even to the rear the OD (I guess) would seem to kick out
but not harshly and sometimes not all the way almost like slipping a bit. In
the past the intermittant OD would be a very harsh kicking in and out. When
the OD was turned off the fourth gear was unaffected by the moving of the
shift lever and ran fine. Is there the possiblity that the lockout switch
could be malfunctioning? The wiring harness has been replaced during these
troubles so it should not be that or the connections. Where is the switch
located?
You guys have been more than great on this and I owe a lot of beers out
there. How about at Stowe :-)
Carl
Carl
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