[Mgs] LH overdrive trivia

Charley & Peggy Robinson ccrobins at ktc.com
Sun Oct 18 20:36:26 MDT 2009


For Pete's sake, what a thing to argue about...... Had your hearing 
checked lately?  (G)

  CR


Paul Hunt wrote:
> In a D-type yes, but not usually in an LH-type, as the solenoid 
> plunger is only pushed away by oil pressure when the transmission 
> shaft is turning and the solenoid is unpowered.  You *might* just 
> possibly hear something if you ran the engine with the OD turned off, 
> stopped the engine, listened with a stethoscope and energised the 
> solenoid, but I wouldn't guarantee it, and it would only happen if 
> there had been enough oil pressure from the pump to push the ball off 
> its seat to begin with, and even when it does it is only a minimal 
> distance.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> When the O'drive solenoid is working correctly you can hear a click 
>> as it pulls in. 


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