Apologies to Dave and Mark - I seem to have got the two of you mixed up!
(I was never any good with names...)
Mark - I'm talking to the right person now - hope my comments were
useful and that the car's ok!
Dean
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>From: Dean Dashwood
>Sent: 18 June 1999 09:53
>To: Dave Chu; 'Joe Curry'
>Cc: Mark Gardner; spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Intermittnet O/D
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>Don't quote me on this, because I've never tried, but I'd be surprised if you
>can comfortably get to the solenoid from below the car - I think the
>chasis/gearbox mounting are in the way, and there's not enough clearance
>between the chasis and the floor to comfortably reach through the gap.
>
>But Dave - you should definitely check out all the wiring too, and I know
>that this can only be done from above. First remove the gearbox tunnel as
>described in Haynes, but replace the gearstick. Towards the front of the
>car, mounted on the gearbox, is a unit with two wires coming out of it (the
>inhibitor switch). The resistance between to two wires should be 0 when in
>3rd or 4th, open circuit at all other times (test with a multi-meter or a
>test lamp). One of the two wires should have 12V when the ignition is on.
>The other goes to the switch in the gearstick. There should be 0 resistance
>between this and one of the wires on the solenoid when the switch is in the
>"In" position. Finally, there's an earth wire that goes from the solenoid to
>the gearbox case.
>
>As for the solenoid, I suspected a similar problem a while ago. It turned
>out to be wiring, but James Carepenter e-mailed me this from the official
>Repair and Operation Manual (thanks James!). Since then, I've bought a copy
>myself, and it is highly recommended - although I would suggest in
>conjunction with Haynes, not as a replacement as James suggests. (No
>financial interest...)
>
>Hope the car's ok. Definitely don't be put off by the overdrive problem if
>the car's fine in every other respect - just use it as a bargaining chip!
>And let us know the outcome whatever!
>
>Dean
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