Well, Earl Kagna was correct in his diagnosis of the overdrive not
releasing. When I removed the operating valve, Earl made me recheck the
manual, there was a small amount of crud in the valve barrel as well as the
hole. I did not realize the hole in the valve was at the base of the
shoulders of the valve, about half way down. With a clean cloth over the
hole, I gently blew compressed air down the inside of the valve and the
crud showed as very fine, crud on the cloth.
I was able to force a length of leather boot shoe lace down the inside of
the valve, a very snug fit, and when removed, it picked up the crud at the
bottom of the valve. Another insertion of the lace, additional puffs of
air and I replaced the valve and all the parts. I also cleaned the
solenoid points to bright an shiny status.
The overdrive now operates, in the garage, with a solid "on" smack and a
solid "off" smack, through about 40/50 operations of the stick as well as
the on/off switch.
I will drive the car in the AM and see how that goes. The knowledge and
helpfulness of the list is outstanding.
Thanks,
Fred
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