[Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage

[Larry Young]

Yes, we had a club member who had this problem with an A type rebuilt by 
Quantum.  On Ed's suggest, he went to Redline MTL and I haven't heard 
anything more about it, so it must have worked.  Sam, do you know?
Larry

On 8/14/2013 10:56 PM, EDWARD BARNARD wrote:
> Scott:
> Esposito builds them very tight. You need to drain the tranny and O/D
> and refill with Redline MTL. Use MTL, not any of the weight specific MT
> Redlines. They have other undesirable additives. In fact, the bottle label
> states that. This has fixed every one of the tight O/D's I/we have
> found...right Larry Y?
> -Ed-
>   
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> Subject: [Fot]
> J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage
>    
>
> So I have my new J-type overdrive
> trans in the Spit and took it out down the back road near my house tonight.
> The overdrive engages and sometimes disengages.  But a lot of the time it
> remains in overdrive despite flipping the switch off.
>
> The trouble shooting
> section of the manual lists several possible causes (none of which I like
> because they sound like removal of the trans).  Sticking solenoid, sticking
> cone clutch, clogged control orifice, faulty wiring.
>
> I wouldn't think wiring
> is the issue if it works right some of the time.  Any chance this relates to
> running it at lower revs than I would on track?
>
> Freshly rebuilt box from
> Quantum Mechanics, John Esposito.
>
> Scott Barr
> McCarty Law LLP
> (920) 257-2233
> sbarr at mccarty-law.com<mailto:sbarr at mccarty-law.com>
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