[TR] Another over drive concern

[Bud Rolofson]

One of my OD problems, (one was a bad relay) was the OD switch on the column had a broken wire connection that was not obvious because it sat in place until a bump in the road would “disconnect it”  and the OD dropped out until another bump made it “reconnect” and then I could again use the OD. I had two intermittent problems that drove me nuts until I could figure one out then diagnose the other. Check the switch wires to see if there’s a problem there.

Bud Rolofson

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On Jul 25, 2017, at 9:54 AM, ron landis <rdltr250 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Just finished a 1200 mile trip with the TR250.  Only hiccup was the overdrive:
> 
> When first starting out , each day, OD worked great.  After a short time OD would not engage.  I would flip lever on column, the amp meter on the dash would show a draw but it would engage OD.  Tried 3 to five times minutes later and it would engage.  Sometimes it would take 5 to ten seconds to engage.
> 
> Its an A type OD.  Could it be a bad solenoid?  Or looking at the other link a bad relay?  I really don't want to take the tunnel off.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ron
> 
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