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RE: overdrive solenoid

To: "'mgs@autox.team.net'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: overdrive solenoid
From: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 16:59:04 -0700
Lawrie posted this to me, for some reason his posts arn't making it to the
list.  He makes a good point.



> > Partially good advice, Kelvin! I once spent an entire day
> > troubleshooting a
> > non-op LH o/d. The first thing I'd done was to test the switch for
> > continuity with an ohm-meter; it showed good. 8-1/2 hours
> > later, in absolute
> > hair-tearing frustration, I sat and verbally went over
> > everything I'd done.
> > I said to myself "I know I have 12 volts at the solenoid".
> > Then I realized I
> > didn't know that! I tested the switch; it was defective
> > internally. It made
> > enough connection to show continuity on an ohm-meter but it
> > passed only 4
> > volts, not enough to operate the solenoid....

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