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On 17 Jul 2004 at 13:57, Aaron Clow wrote: > --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > > You can set all this up with the engine > > off but the ignition on > > (disconnect the points wire to prevent damage to the > > points and coil) and then > > you can hear the kickdown solenoid snap in if > > everything's working. > > Don't know about the others, but on my car you can > hear the click without the engine on if it's quiet > out. It's not as loud as a solenoid click, but you can > hear the switch trip if you push down on the accel pedal. You're absolutely right, but if you turn the ignition ON without starting the engine, then you can check that the kickdown solenoid in the AT is actually working. Sorry I wasn't as clear as I should have been. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~