Bob Mc wrote:
>Just got my o\d tranny back in the car(A-type). I didn't connect the
>driveshaft so I could put it in 4th and check the o\d operation. I
>manually moved the solenoid lever up, but nothing happened. pulled the
>plug, and there's oil in it, so the pump seems to be working. What else
>could it be??
Coupla questions first - was the car running when you did this check
and had it been running for a while? The O/D is engaged by oil pressure
supplied by a pump that's driven off the mainshaft (I think, its been
a while). Anyway, the car needs to running in gear for a while to build
up enough pressure for the O/D to engage. There's a spec in the manual
for the amount of pressure and where to measure it; as I recall, the
required pressure is rather high.
good luck,
John Lye
rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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