In the latest Moss sale flyer, there is a good 2-3 page article on trouble
shooting overdrive problems......
At 08:16 AM 3/10/1998, you wrote:
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>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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