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Overdrive is stuck OFF, (dash indicator light on) 200 1986

posted by  clbolt on  Fri Apr 2 15:02 CST 2004
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When a relay fails from the solder joints cracking, you can often diagnose the failure by whacking the corner of the glovebox while you drive. If it goes into overdrive, the relay is definitely the culprit. That's how I knew it was the relay in my car. I resoldered it, and it's been working great for months.

Unfortunately, sometimes the failure is caused by a burned trace, and in that case, thumping on the glovebox won't do anything.

If you have a soldering iron, try resoldering your relay. If you find a burned trace, you can bridge it with a small piece of wire.

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1991 245, 61k miles, looking for a 5 speed 92-93 245 cheap.






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