The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

overdrive on manual transmission will quick in to fifth gear but will no go back to 4th gear 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be Bearnoel on  Thu Apr 20 16:28 CST 2006 [RELATED]

I have found a 240 1986 for sale with the four gears set up plus overdive which is electrically engaged with a switch on top of the shift lever. The original switch is missing. I tested it on the road with a temporary switch triggered by a poassenger. The overdive will engage when the car is in fourth gear and curent made to go momentarily through the switch, however if the switch is again opened temporarily to let the curent pass the overdrive does not disengage. If the gear box is put in neutral and again put in the forth gear position,the overdrive remains engaged; if the gearbox is put in third gear and then in fourth gear the overdrive is disengaged.This make for a cumbersome downshifting procedure.

I would like to know if this problem is likely to be cured by replacing or fosterizing the overdrive relay (such would be good news) but if there is a problem with the overdrive unit proper , how hard and expensive would it be to fix it or to find and install a replacement unit for a do it yourself amateur

Thanks in advance for your advice






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.