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Re: LH Overdrive help needed

To: "Bob Howard" <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: LH Overdrive help needed
From: "Ray Wygonik" <RWYGONIK@iup.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 17:11:42 -0400
Thank you, that would definitely be worth the trouble to do.  I thought OD 
was good in 3rd and 4th but wasn't sure if I read that or just appeared in 
my head one day.  Usually things disappear from my head.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Howard" <mgbob@juno.com>
To: <RWYGONIK@iup.edu>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: LH Overdrive help needed


> Ray,
>   The solenoid makes very little noise in the LH overdrive. You may not
> hear it.
>    John Esposito, Quantum Mechanics, tests the ODs on his bench by
> driving the input shaft with a 1/2" electric drill.  Though that will not
> give you a good test of the clutch, it will allow you to see the drop in
> output RPM when OD is engaged and disengaged. You may find that you have
> OD on third and fourth.
>    His web site might be of interest to you.  I do not have the exact
> address, but a search for Quantum Mechanics should find it.
> Bob
>
>
> On Tue, 23 May 2006 13:01:34 -0400 "Ray Wygonik" <RWYGONIK@iup.edu>
> writes:
>> I've been off the list for awhile but need your help.
>>
>> Several years ago I purchased a LH overdrive transmission on ebay
>> from a
>> garage in England.  I am now just getting around to putting it in
>> the car
>> but want to be sure that it works before I intall it.
>> The solenoid works when it is out of the transmission, but when it
>> is
>> installed I can't tell if it is working or not.  It seems as if I
>> should be
>> able to hear some type of click or tap sound when power is put to
>> it.
>>
>> Can anybody offer any advice or anthing else I should check before I
>> install
>> the transmission?  I did have the transmission in 4th gear and I
>> also
>> bypassed the gear selector switch and put power directly to the
>> solenoid but
>> could not hear anything when power was supplied.




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