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OD Guru and or others 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Sat Jun 10 12:32 CST 2006 [RELATED]

I was doing some trouble shooting on my 1985 240 5 speed today to see if I could determine why 5th gear would not engage when I pushed the overdrive button on the shifter knob.

OD guru guided me through some initial steps and there were no malfunctions. I first removed the OD relay and checked for voltage between the 2 blue and the black wire terminals and it measured 12 volts or so which OK. Then I took a piece of wire and made a jumper between the yellow and blue wire terminals and I heard the solenoid click when the wire touched both sockets which is OK. Next I got under the car, removed the black ground wire from the solenoid and measured the voltage between the terminals and there was no value (zero, ignition on). Does this mean the solenoid is the culprit? One thing I forgot to mention...I am not 100% sure the two wire terminals under the shifter knob were connected to the switch itself as I was messin with it a little earlier. It probably was but I'm not 100% sure.

Where, other than the bone yard, can I get a good price on a solenoid? Thanks in advance!






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