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Re: Rev & O/D switches on tranny, which is which?

To: fayne@ibm.net
Subject: Re: Rev & O/D switches on tranny, which is which?
From: JstBob@aol.com
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:45:09 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 4/23/97 11:09:11 AM, you wrote:

>
>In my haste to pull the engine/tranny on my '70 MGB last fall, I've
>forgotten to note which of the two switches on the tranny are which. 
>According to the Moss catalog, the switch on the left side (the one that
>is angled back towards the driveshaft) is the reverse switch. However,
>from the way the wire harness appears to want to fit, that should be the
>O/D lockout switch (the wire that comes from the O/D solenoid is on that
>side) and the reverse switch should be on the right side (dipstick
>side). The tranny is out of the car, otherwise I'd just throw it in
>reverse and see which switch closes.
>
>Can anyone confirm which is which?

Jeff,
>From what I remember and what I can see without going under the car, MOSS is
correct! The wire comes out of the solenoid and goes over the tranny to the
switch on the other side.

Bob, 71 mgb

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