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| As part of my Sunliner project I added an overdrive from a 54 Ford Station Wagon, The Solenoid was professionally rebuilt, it is 6 volts, car is 12 volts. I did not expect this to be a problem. However, wired in accord with the 56 wiring diagram the kickdown shorts the coil, engine dies, not for lack of fuel! engine cold. I think the contacts are fused. Does anybody out there think this was caused by using it on 12 volts. There is a nos 6 volt one on e-bay.
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| | I have a used one that was in a box of parts - looks complete but some wires have insulation cut a bit. Salvageable. I have no use for it and perhaps you can use parts from mine to fix yours?? VERY CHEAP!!! Contact me off list not4winter@yahoo.com for info and pictures if interested. J |
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| | OK. A NOS 6volt WHAT? Coil, O/D solenoid, radio, what? I can`t see how using 12 volts to operate a 6 volt switch would hurt it. Look for a short somewhere in your wire harness. So is your car still stalling? |
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| Don, disconnect the orange wire at the solenoid and try it.I think that's the one in the circuit that's supposed to kill the engine when you floor the gas pedal.[ So you get slack in the drivetrain so it comes out of overdrive ]. I only use the blue wire in mine.Don't know if it would overheat on 12 volts.
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| | Solenoid. Yes the car still quits. I am down to the Distributor, and the Exhaust passages in the Intake Manifold. Thanks for your input.
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| | Will try your suggestion. Thanks for your input!
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| Don,
Switches do go bad/wear out, regardless of voltage. Perhaps your "momentary" kick-down switch is sticking closed? Try the bypass test with a toggle switch. Some people prefer the performance advantage of getting into OD without letting off of the throttle, plus if most of your driving is city streets, you could also save wear & tear on the solenoid and still have the advantage of free-wheeling.
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| Don,
Upon reflection, the ignition grounding points in the solenoid itself are the more likely culprit (the kick-down switch only disconnects the relay?). Try swapping in a spare solenoid that is known to be good. If it cures your problem, you might be able to rebuild yours (I could send instructions if you want to tackle the job).
Never hurts to have a spare anyway. I don't think they sell them at NAPA!
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