Check the wiring of the Overdrive switch on the gear lever, sometimes it shorts
and then earths through you!
cheers
Tim
"M. E. Foster" wrote:
> If I drive with overdrive engaged for 15 minutes or more, a large voltage
>seems
> to be building up between the transmission and the rest of the car so that if
>I
> touch the steering wheel with my left hand while I shift out of 4th gear into
> neutral with my right hand I get a very substantial shock. It only happens
>when
> overdrive is engaged and only when shifting out of gear. Anyone know what's
> wrong and what I can do about it? Thanks.
--
Tim Dafforn
Structural Medicine
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