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240 Overdrive Relay 'Upgrade' - (ATTN: Roger Scott & Chris Herbst) 200 1991

posted by  Don Foster on  Tue Jan 18 07:46 CST 2005
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For what it's worth, the OD on my '90 240 failed last week. I was forced to drive several hundred miles in third gear (how embarassing.....)....

Resoldering the relay DID NOTHING (how embarassing for me...).

Fixing the broken wire, however, made a world of difference.

The wire from the tranny tunnel and going to the solenoid had corroded completely through at the connector.

Be absolutely sure your solenoid has failed before you make an irreversable modification to it.

Another risk: Snapping the solenoid bolts in the tranny case. If this happens, you're in a world of hurt.


--
Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)






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