Re: Stag overdrive selection

[Tom Jell <thomas.jell@domain.elided>]

Mike

first I've forwarded your request to the stag mailing list.

>Although my 1971 Stag has overdrive which should operate in 3rd and 4th gears,
>I found to my great surprise the other day that it didn't disengage in reverse!
>(I've only owned the car for 2 months). Luckily no damage was done as I
>realised after reversing about a foot what had happened.
>On further investigation it appeared that the gearbox inhibitor switch that
>sits on the top cover had been by-passed and that the gearlever switch is
>putting power directly to the solenoid.

that's why we call them PDO

>I have little doubt that the switch was by-passed because it is defective and to change it means dropping the gearbox.

I'm not sure, but maybe just unbolting the driveshaft, unbolting the rear gearbox mounting  might allow you to lower the engine+gearbox unit to get access ?

>Does anyone have experience in this area and could you also tell me the
>correct size of wiring from gearlever switch to gearbox switch and the to the
>solenoid?

It's in the Workshop manual. If don`t have one, you for sure need to get one (Rimmer and others). In the meantime I can fax you that page, if you like.

Tom

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