reverse will kill it and 1 and 2 may give it too much torque which could
wear it out prematurely. Your problem is most likely the 3rd /4th sensor
which is actually a little switch that screws into the tranny. You can
unscrew it and replace or if your handy, open it and clean it out. The
swich has a little ball it it which actuates the switch when you shift
gears. It's a very simple "contacts get pushed apart by movement of ball"
which works great until the contacts get corroded and don't make such a good
connection. Under $20 to replace and you don't have to remove the tranny.
You can reach right up in there with a set of channel locks and remove it.
Chris Reichle
creichle@nsc.msmail.miami.edu
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: od oops...
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 9:51AM
what are the possible dire consequences of driving in gears 1-4 with the
overdrive engaged? i have a 77 LH type overdrive on my 73 mgb. i
recently bypassed the 4th gear lockout switch because it was causing the
od to jump in and out at cruising speeds. i installed a panel light to
remind me that the od was engaged. well, my wife took the car out
yesterday afternoon....when she returned, i thought i smelled burnt
clutch....she promises she only went through one full gear cycle (1-4)
before realizing that the unit was engaged. i took the car for a brief
spin and the overdrive seemed fine.
should i expect any big problems from this? (at least she never put it
reverse....)
tia,
-robert
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