Hello All,
Drove my car to be in a 4th of July parade yesterday and had some overdrive/reverse gear issues. I came out of overdrive exiting the freeway and the RPM's came unusually way up just below redline when I put the OD switch in normal. After that the car seemed normal as I went thru all of the gears. Upon trying to reverse the car it almost seemed like there was a "braking" feeling as the car rolled backwards. I immediately stopped as I remembered never to back your car up with the switch in OD (but it was firmly in Normal)!
Driving on the freeway heading home I flipped back into what seemed like normal OD and it worked. After that the OD switch seemed dead, no effect of any kind. Again, the car seemed to pull nicely thru all the gears at an RPM that would indicate the OD was off or at least failed in the off position! I tried reverse gear and it still drags a bit so I stopped!
Question...Did my OD system fail in the"on" position and if so how do I get it out of OD with the switch now dead? Maybe the plunger is still in? Also, could it be causing my reverse gear issue? Finally, when these systems fail is it usually the solenoid( which could be very old) or throttle switch( also old) that needs replacing? There is plenty of fluid in the system and my gearbox and clutch had service just a few years ago. Car rolls freely in neutral both forward and back. With key turned on and shift lever in 3rd or 4th gear there is still a clicking noise in the gearbox when I put the switch in OD and back to Normal.
Drove my car to be in a 4th of July parade yesterday and had some overdrive/reverse gear issues. I came out of overdrive exiting the freeway and the RPM's came unusually way up just below redline when I put the OD switch in normal. After that the car seemed normal as I went thru all of the gears. Upon trying to reverse the car it almost seemed like there was a "braking" feeling as the car rolled backwards. I immediately stopped as I remembered never to back your car up with the switch in OD (but it was firmly in Normal)!
Driving on the freeway heading home I flipped back into what seemed like normal OD and it worked. After that the OD switch seemed dead, no effect of any kind. Again, the car seemed to pull nicely thru all the gears at an RPM that would indicate the OD was off or at least failed in the off position! I tried reverse gear and it still drags a bit so I stopped!
Question...Did my OD system fail in the"on" position and if so how do I get it out of OD with the switch now dead? Maybe the plunger is still in? Also, could it be causing my reverse gear issue? Finally, when these systems fail is it usually the solenoid( which could be very old) or throttle switch( also old) that needs replacing? There is plenty of fluid in the system and my gearbox and clutch had service just a few years ago. Car rolls freely in neutral both forward and back. With key turned on and shift lever in 3rd or 4th gear there is still a clicking noise in the gearbox when I put the switch in OD and back to Normal.