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car goes into overdrive once started -- or NOT 900 1994

posted by  Gregg Shadduck on  Sat Aug 13 04:44 CST 2005
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I am sympathetic, since I often help my mother, and am often in over my head. Or both at once.

Would you try an experiment? Does your mother have the Volvo owner's manual? Has she read it? Or at least the portion of it regarding the overdrive light? (It's got a good index. Look under "dash" or lights" or whatever.)

I'd like to hear her opinion of the manual.

It has half the answer.

Namely, that the lit arrow means that the OD is DIS-engaged. (Not intuitive.)

Other half: why? Likely the relay for the OD, which wears. Resolder or replace, $0-50. (Could even try simply reseating it first.) See FAQs for details.

So what's her opinion, [easde?
--
Gregg Shadduck, Mpls, MN -- 2x '87 745; '92 245; '67 Amazon






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