Thanks for the quick responses! I better clarify a little more. First I
picked it up in a Mountain community where there were very steep hills to
get home. On the test drive it seemed OK, now I mean we are always in UNDER
drive, on the flat area I did shift the OD up and down and it's wired right
only 3rd and 4th go OD and back and if you stop it will drop out to low
cause I did forget.. On the second drive with the wife it slipped trying to
start up the hill from stopped. I backed up and tried the hill in reverse
and up we went no slipping, I had to reverse twice to get to the top and
then it was all down hill and everything was fine except if I gassed it in
1st or 2nd. I have just driven it home and won't drive anymore until I
figure this out. It is not the clutch!! I am real sure of that. Doesn't act
like a clutch.
Thanks for the help.
Jon
79 1500
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm the proud owner today of a 79 1500 Spitfire!
>
> Congratulations !
>
> > It has OD which is great and it shifts good only it slips real bad if
you
> > have to take off up hill. I know it is not the clutch and is
> > indeed the OD.
>
> How do you know this ?
>
> > At highway speeds in high it is solid only in first or second
> > does it slip.
>
> I believe overdrive should not be available in first or second (on a Spit)
>
> > What is going on? Easy or expensive? :)(
>
> Unfortunately, it's difficult to say from this description. The problem
> could be as simple as a short in the overdrive electrical circuit, or
> require a complete gearbox overhaul. I would start by disconnecting the
> wire from the OD solenoid, and see if that changes the problem (the OD
will
> not work of course, but the question is what happens to the slip). I'm
not
> too familiar with this particular OD unit, so I'll let others give you the
> blow by blow from there.
>
> However, I would _not_ keep driving the car with it slipping, as you may
be
> turning a $5 repair into a $1500 repair. Even if the OD/gearbox already
> needs to be overhauled, you are making the job more expensive.
>
> Randall
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