Another place to look at is the two bullet connectors that connect to the
underneath of the gear lever.
Movement occurs here as the gear lever is moved about.
Ian F
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Janacek" <mjanacek@snet.net>
To: "Tab Julius" <tab@penworks.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Overdrive flakiness question
> First the simple. Pop the cap and switch off the gear lever. There's a
notch
> toward the front of the cap you can use to prise it up. Disconnect the
wires
> from the switch (they're a friction fit) and use a ohm (continuity) meter
to
> check the switch.
> Not so simple. On the top of the gearbox are two switches. One (toward the
> right side as viewed from the drivers seat) is the reverse light switch.
The
> second one to the left of it is the switch which allows OD in 4th (or 3rd
> and 4th in some car years). A tightening of this switch or removing a shim
> may be required, or the switch could be going bad. The switches I believe
> are identical, i.e., you can order the reverse one and use it for the OD.
> This switch is not easy to get at, some listers have had to drop the rear
> crossmember to get enough room.
> There is also a possibility there's a break in the wire loom for the OD
but
> not probable.
> Mike
> '79B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tab Julius" <tab@penworks.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 5:04 PM
> Subject: Overdrive flakiness question
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