At 08:16 AM 3/10/98, R. John Lye wrote:
> 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.
Just for my information, is THIS why the owners manual for my '79 Spitfire
(that's a J-type O/D, I know) says to wait several miles before engaging
the O/D? I always thought is was just to warm-up the tranny...
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO (On the road soon!)
"47.5% of all statistics are made up on the spot."
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