- 1. [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@McCarty-Law.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 02:03:44 +0000
- So I have my new J-type overdrive trans in the Spit and took it out down the back road near my house tonight. The overdrive engages and sometimes disengages. But a lot of the time it remains in overd
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- 2. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Yott" <tr4@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:38:18 -0500
- Scott< I would agree that it is not an electrical issue. In order of ease in troubleshooting: 1- The solenoid is fairly reliable in a J-Type but I have seen a couple of them stick in the "on" positio
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- 3. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: fogbro1@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 03:11:54 +0000 (UTC)
- Scott, I've had two 'A' types with a similar problem. Both were fixed by changing to Red Line MT90 lube. Ed Woods _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-rac
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- 4. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:56:54 -0700 (PDT)
- Scott: Esposito builds them very tight. You need to drain the tranny and O/D and refill with Redline MTL. Use MTL, not any of the weight specific MT Redlines. They have other undesirable additives. I
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- 5. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@McCarty-Law.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:53:28 +0000
- Wow, thanks everybody! Lots of good info and suggestions. I have a few things to try out and will report back. I am at Road America this weekend with Midwestern Council and will see what happens. If
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- 6. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:23:24 -0500
- Yes, we had a club member who had this problem with an A type rebuilt by Quantum. On Ed's suggest, he went to Redline MTL and I haven't heard anything more about it, so it must have worked. Sam, do y
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- 7. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: "john hasty" <jhhasty@gdhs.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:39:49 -0400
- Larry, we are using the Redline product in the A type you built.... John H. Hasty Attorney At Law Guthrie, Davis, Henderson & Staton, P.L.L.C. 719 East Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28203-5113
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- 8. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@McCarty-Law.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:43:42 +0000
- In my case, I switched over to Redline MT-90 (interestingly, the recommendations were more numerous on the MT-90 side than on the MTL side). The trans does shift out of overdrive slightly more often
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- 9. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:59:58 -0500
- I haven't personally had an overdrive that wouldn't shift out. I have always used standard Staylube GL-4 dinosaur oil, due to the claimed problem of GL-5 and yellow metal. I buy it by the gallon at t
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- 10. Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage (score: 1)
- Author: Sam <trdoctor@aol.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:36:37 -0500
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