[TR] Vitesse OD Identification

[Jeff Scarbrough]

The filter should be on the bottom under a rectangular plate.  I use
Redline MT-90 in mine.

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 8:05 PM <bkharding at canby.com> wrote:

> Background:  My 1967 Vitesse was a Switzerland issue car.  It was shipped
> without an OD but the original owners added one.  The past year I've been
> having a sometimes delayed response getting into OD.... sometimes I have to
> flip the switch several times to get it to engage.
>
> Today I removed the seats, carpet, and trans tunnel to clean the filter
> that is on the left side of the OD.  I was stunned that the OD was
> different than the ones shown in my Vitesse/GT6 manuals and online.  The
> solenoid was on the left towards the bottom of the trans and if there is a
> filter/screen to clean is must be on the very bottom of the OD as I
> couldn't see one from the top and the exhaust system prevents me from
> seeing the bottom.  Pictures are hopefully attached.  I think the problem
> was the mechanical switch on the transmission linkage that inhibits the OD
> from engaging in 1st, 2nd, and reverse was loose and in fact flaky but I'm
> perplexed as to what the OD came out of.  On the flange of the OD
>
> Stanpart MAT 3280
>
> is on the right front OD flange.  On left side
>
> 883133085 116429
>
> is stamped on the front left OD flange and
>
> SG 7388 -3 -L
> 115314
>
> is stamped on the left case of the OD.
>
> Any ideas on what this OD came out of?  A Volvo maybe?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce Harding
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