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Help feedback regarding if I will damage the transmission driving with the over drive on, until repaired ASAP.

posted by  Richard Bond on  Thu Feb 2 18:36 CST 2006
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I will be forced to drive in 3rd gear until I can find why the overdrive in my 86 240 DL Volvo is stuck in the ON position.
The (automatic transmission) gear shift knob has the on off button for overdrive. The yellow arrow light stay on. This just started an hour ago, and I was forced to drive relatively slowly on the freeway to get to my mom’s house.
I will have to drive a distance to a repair shop etc. I will obviously try to stay below the red 60 mph (approx) line.
I hear a click when trying to disengage the shift column OD button, so I don’t know if is the overdrive relay. It is possible that a wire is frayed in the engine area. My transmission is well cared for and seems to work fine. 1986 240 DL (only) 89K miles.
I do not need to use OD in my driving, I would be happy to disable it permanently. I will try to find out what is wrong ASAP.

But in the meantime, am I doing damage to the transmission ???





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