So I have had an overdrive issue for a while. It seemed to work ok when I first start out it works fine, but once the oil warms up it "jumps out" of overdrive. It's been doing that for a while. Now it won't work at all.
My first thought that it was low on oil. I checked it, the level was fine. I pulled the solenoid out cleaned the rod and inside the solenoid. I applied 12 volt to it and it pulled the rod in.
I put the solenoid back in. I turned the key on and turned the overdive switch on, I could hear the the relay under the dash "click" and solenoid engage. When I depressed the accelerator pedal part way down I can hear the throttle switch engage. When I depress the accelerator pedal again I can here it disengage.
I have not driven the car since I did the above, so I don't know if I corrected the problem? I didn't really fix anything?
I did see where some people with overdrive problems used a thicker weight oil. I saw some used 50 weight, some use 60 weight in the summer. I was going to use 50 weight. Currently I am using straight (Non-detergent) 30 weight.
This is a BN-1 with a 4 speed transmission installed.
Any thoughts on problem or what brand of 50 weight oil to use? Do they even make a non-detergent 50 weight oil?
Thank you in advance with your help,
Tod
My first thought that it was low on oil. I checked it, the level was fine. I pulled the solenoid out cleaned the rod and inside the solenoid. I applied 12 volt to it and it pulled the rod in.
I put the solenoid back in. I turned the key on and turned the overdive switch on, I could hear the the relay under the dash "click" and solenoid engage. When I depressed the accelerator pedal part way down I can hear the throttle switch engage. When I depress the accelerator pedal again I can here it disengage.
I have not driven the car since I did the above, so I don't know if I corrected the problem? I didn't really fix anything?
I did see where some people with overdrive problems used a thicker weight oil. I saw some used 50 weight, some use 60 weight in the summer. I was going to use 50 weight. Currently I am using straight (Non-detergent) 30 weight.
This is a BN-1 with a 4 speed transmission installed.
Any thoughts on problem or what brand of 50 weight oil to use? Do they even make a non-detergent 50 weight oil?
Thank you in advance with your help,
Tod