Another R9 Thread

Posted by 48_S8 On 2016/3/3 16:06:30

Hello all. I'm having some issues with my R9 overdrive. Car is '48 Super 8

1.) When the lockout cable is pushed in, I can hear the relays click and light in the dash comes on. Normal?

2.) With overdrive on and leaving from a stop, it feels like it's already in overdrive. Isn't the governor supposed to keep it locked out until 20+ mph?

3.) When in second gear, I can engage the overdrive like normal (release accelerator) but only at what seems to be too low of a speed. Also, once in overdrive in second gear, if I release the accelerator again, it kicks down into normal second gear. I can go back and forth by just releasing the accelerator and pressing it again.

4.) Overdrive doesn't engage in third gear at all.

5.) Not sure if this is related to my overdrive problems, but my car is equipped with the electromatic clutch. The "TRANS" button does not engage or disengage the e-clutch function. The button doesn't do anything. But, it does work flawlessly when I push the overdrive knob in.

Any help would be much appreciated. I got this car from my grandfather who has owned it since I think the seventies. It sat in his garage since '96. I got it running and driving, drove it to his house to show him, and have never seen him happier. But he was quick to scold me about the overdrive not working because he said it was working when last he drove it!!