Fellow Triumphiles,
This morning, nearing the end of my usual 35 mile drive to work, I
turned off the o/d switch (while in 4th) to find that the o/d would not
immediately disengage as it normally does. It seemed to want to hunt
for whether it wanted to be in or out, even with the switch off.
Reaching my exit, I downshifted to third and, as the rpms decreased, it
finally got completely out of o/d (I think). Leaving from the
stoplight, it runs thru the gears normally, so I flick the switch on and
it goes into o/d. Turn it off and it hunts again. I have now parked in
the lot here (in a forward facing direction, of course, don't want to
risk blowing it up by putting it in reverse) and will try it again at
lunch.
I believe it has plenty of lube as I cleaned the screen a couple of
weeks ago and drained/refilled in the process. My best guess is that
either the solenoid is not completely shutting off the flow of oil, or
that the relief valve has something funky going on. The gearbox and
o/d were rebuilt about a year ago and I'm running GL4 oil.
Anybody out there know why this happens? TIA for any advice you can
offer.
D.
'78 Spit
FM90204UOh, no
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Dee Jackson
Gilbarco Inc. Greensboro NC
Ph 910-547-5007 Fax 910-547-5234 email dee_jackson@gilbarco.com
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