[TR] A-Type Overdrive Solenoid Question

[Geo Hahn]

"When the car is in 3rd gear with the key on and you throw the OD switch
you can see the solenoid move sort of weakly."

Would this be the behavior if the pull-in coil had failed and only the
holding coil was functioning?

I agree, try the old one.

Geo


On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:58 PM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
wrote:

>      I was leaving a friend's house and the overdrive quit engaging when
> the
> switch was thrown. This is a new rebuilt trans with about 500 miles on it.
>
>    Tonight I went through and checked all of the connections and oil level.
> When the car is in 3rd gear with the key on and you throw the OD switch you
> can see the solenoid move sort of weakly. It seems like it would give a
> good
> "clunk". Any ideas?  I am thinking about taking the solenoid off of my
> spare
> trans (which worked) and installing it on this one.
>      Any suggestions?
>
>
>  -Bill in Tehachapi
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