[Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage

[john hasty]

Larry, we are using the Redline product in the A type you built.... 


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-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Larry Young
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 2:23 PM
To: EDWARD BARNARD
Cc: Sam & Carol Clark; FOT at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] J-type overdrive reluctant to disengage

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-
>   
>
> ________________________________
>   From:
> "Barr, Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
> To: "fot at autox.team.net"
> <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:03 PM
> 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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