Could be the solenoid heating up and getting an internal break that lets it
cool down and make again, like happens with coils of the ignition variety.
You could wire an ammeter in series, Charles Robinson mentioned 0.85amps at
12v.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: delling3 <delling3@home.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 4:06 PM
Subject: Overdrive again
> Hey all-
>
> I was talking to a local LBC wrench the other day about my balky
overdrive.
> Upon hearing that the problem seems to be heat related, he indicated that
it
> was almost certainly electical in nature. Reasoning is that with the
> overdrive switched out, the oil is still circulating continuously, and is
> not able to cool. The fact that the symptoms subside after several
minutes
> of driving without overdrive indicates that the "culprit" is cooling off,
> and in turn functions properly again. This can only be somthing in the
> electrical circuit, as the oil isn't cooling off. This seems logical to
> me - anyone have an alternate opinion?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Delling
>
>
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