It shouldn't do any (more) damage in 1st and 2nd, but it will destroy the
one-way clutch in the overdrive if you attempt to drive in reverse with the
overdrive engaged.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Lind <JonL@avanade.com>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: Overdrive solenoid problem?
> All this talk has gotten me fired up to fix my OD problem. It's not the
> same, though, as mine will always engage but frequently won't disengage,
> even by the lockout switch. Is this dangerous? Will tooling around
> with my 100 ft. lb. of torque in 1st with the OD engaged (until I fix
> it, of course) somehow shred the OD unit? I wouldn't think so, but I
> guess it's always better safe than sorry.
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