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

posted by  southern fried volvo on  Tue Jan 18 08:10 CST 2005
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"A drawback to the non-defeatable OD, as I see it, is that you can't hold the trans in 3rd on those occasions when you . . . want that particular gear.

After reading Scott's article and the subsequent comments, my impression was that you could still drop from 4th to 3rd gear via the Kickdown Cable. Punch the accelerator, and the transmission will downshift. (That is how I normally "shift" when passing. I have used the "Overdrive" button only twice in the past five years on my 240.) Did I misunderstand the technical info?

Thanks for the additional input. I am looking for the PROs and CONs of this "Overdrive Upgrade". Has anyone else done it? How long does the modified OD Solenoid last? Until the wheels fall off?

[[ southern fried volvo ]]






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