Re: Continuing on the Overdrive

Posted by Jim Kavanagh On 2009/8/28 10:31:16

This is looking pretty good!
I disconnected, cleaned and reconnected all the leads at the relay, and by-passed the #3 wire last night and got what seemed to be a perfect result. Grounding at the governor or at terminal 5 actuates the solenoid and keeps it actuated. I replaced a portion of the #3 wire at the solenoid end where there was clearly a lot of wear and maybe 50% of the strands looked broken. Same result now, and with the solenoid actuated, I can move the relay, the wires around the relay, the harness and the wires at the solenid end and the solenoid stays out until I disconnect the ground.

Now, I just feel it can't be that easy, but I am hopeful. I am awaiting new solenoid gaskets to close it up and test drive.

I get a reading of about 6.2 on my volt meter at terminal #1. When I do the test after fixing the wire, I get about 6.2 at terminal 4, but only about 4.6 at terminal 3. Does this indicate a potential problem?
Also, in removing the relay to clean the wires and inspect the mounting tabs, I still noted that the ground-out points were still closed (with the relay out of the car). Once I pop them opened, of course, they stay open. Is there a reason that they would normally be closed and should they remain closed after the power is off (which I noticed before) and even after the relay is disconnected?

HH - you are correct, I do have the short wire loom with the black connectors. It goes from the solenoid, over the trans to the other side and hooks into the harness going to the relay. All the connectors seemed to be good. If I experience issues when I test drive, I will probably replace this harness as the solenoid wires are showing some wear, and it doesn't look too tough to replace.
Thanks for all the help.

This forum is really a great resource. I probably wouldn't try a lot of this on my own, but with knowledgable people to help, it removes a lot of the concern of getting in over your head.
Thanks to all who have helped out. I'll let you know the results of the road test early next week!