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Re: OD stopped working

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Subject: Re: OD stopped working
From: CP25616@aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 03:11:34 EDT
In a message dated 24/07/01 01:04:55 GMT Daylight Time, davidt@opentext.com 
writes:


> On the way to work I engaged the od and was fine. Then it turned itself off
> then on, off, on. So I turned it off for the rest of the trip. On the way
> home I tried to reengage it and nothing. Once I got home and turned the car
> off and put in forth with the ignition on, no engine. I then turned the od
> switch and heard the click, just make sure I put the gearbox in second and
> turned on the switch again and no noise. This is a positive thing in my
> mind. Any other ideas?
> 
> David 
> This is probobly one of two things, firstly as a starter check the oil in 
> the gearbox. If this is low then you will get sympoms somewhat like you 
> describe above.
> Secondly and IMHO I would suggest you look for a wiring fault in the small 
> wiring loom thats fitted from the switches on top of the box to the plug in 
> connectors that come out of the gearbox tunnel at the pedal area. It could 
> be that one of the wires has come adrift from a spade terminal on one of 
> these switches or one of the wires on the aforementioned wiring harness has 
> a small break in it, allowing a current feed problem. This would give you 
> the on off, on off symtoms you describe.
> Hope this helps and good luck.
> Alan Graham
> Scotland

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