Thanks to help I've received from the BrickBoard I found & removed the OD Solenoid from my 1983 240 DL Automatic non-Turbo. The electrical connections on top of the solenoid disintegrated. There is now only one very badly deteriorated post left. The wire to the solenoid was also in bad shape but I think I can cut and splice a new wire. I do however think I need another OD Solenoid. One of those responding to an earlier query mentioned that there are reliable salvage yards that will find good parts and ship them pretty reasonably. Can anyone put me in contact with such a place.

Thanks

Randy, I replaced mine with an IPD part for $39 bucks. It was worth getting it new, and I am assurred of a good, rightly calibrated part. This is a job I don't want to do again. There are plenty of pick your part places around me in LA, but in this case I felt it was false economy. My defective switch looked fine except oily and I would have been unhappy going through the trouble of getting a switch/relay just like the one I was ditching. Good luck. It solved my problem beautifully.