> Hi,
> I'm the proud owner today of a 79 1500 Spitfire!
Congratulations !
> It has OD which is great and it shifts good only it slips real bad if you
> have to take off up hill. I know it is not the clutch and is
> indeed the OD.
How do you know this ?
> At highway speeds in high it is solid only in first or second
> does it slip.
I believe overdrive should not be available in first or second (on a Spit)
> What is going on? Easy or expensive? :)(
Unfortunately, it's difficult to say from this description. The problem
could be as simple as a short in the overdrive electrical circuit, or
require a complete gearbox overhaul. I would start by disconnecting the
wire from the OD solenoid, and see if that changes the problem (the OD will
not work of course, but the question is what happens to the slip). I'm not
too familiar with this particular OD unit, so I'll let others give you the
blow by blow from there.
However, I would _not_ keep driving the car with it slipping, as you may be
turning a $5 repair into a $1500 repair. Even if the OD/gearbox already
needs to be overhauled, you are making the job more expensive.
Randall
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