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AT overdrive only engages after warming up for ~.5 hour 200 1988

posted by  MacBerk on  Thu Dec 16 08:48 CST 2004
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I've read several posts about this conundrum. My '88 240 GL AT only goes into 4th gear after about half an hour in cold weather or fifteen minutes in warmer weather.

I replaced the overdrive relay switch to no avail.

I think--from what I've read--that replacing the solenoid will correct the problem, but I don't know how to do it (e.g., I don't know where the solenoid is).

Finally, I know that driving at about 65mph at 3500 rpms can't be all that good for the engine, but am I seriously damaging the car? I am going to fix it asap, but wanted to try myself...

TIA,
JM






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