Hi Bob,
Check the oil level in the gearbox. I found when the oil gets low, it takes
longer for the OD to engage as it uses the gearbox oil in the hydraulics.
Cheers
Bernard
At 15:48 10/05/00 EDT, RedTriumphTr6@aol.com wrote:
>Anyone know why my overdrive might be not kicking in when the switch on the
>column is tripped? I have the later overdrive on my 74 1/2 and it had a
good
>used switch installed when some sort of problem developed with the original
>switch when the car was being test driven prior to delivery to me in late
98.
> It worked fine until now. Now the overdrive does not engage for a while
>after I trip the switch (usually about a 5 to 10 second delay). Also, I
have
>noticed that the overdrive sometimes (infrequently) disengages abruptly for
>no apparent reason as I am cruising. I only use od in fourth gear, although
>some one told me I could also use it in third gear. jDo you think that my
>switch needs to be replaced, or is the problem more serious and in the
>overdrive unit itself? Maybe my prior vacuum problem affected the od
>engaging? Last weekend I experimented a little and kicked her up to 85-90
on
>the interstate with the od engaged; it was a 90 degree day, the road was
>somewhat bumpy, and after a while the od kicked out. I could not get it to
>engage again until I tried it the next day in cooler weather. Strange.
Any
>thoughts?
> Bob Pierson
>
>
Regards
Bernard Robbins
Installation Department
NEC New Zealand Ltd
P.O. Box 1936
Wellington
Ph (04) 381 6274
fax (04) 381 6284
email brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz
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