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I just rebuilt my '62 3+od. It's not hard to identify the problem once you get in there but I think checking out the solenoid is a good place to start. To remove the solenoid you remove your electrical connection, the two bolts, and then give it a quarter turn and gently pull out. If you drain off 2 cups of the 90 weight you'll save yourself a mess. Take jumper cables to your battery, base of solenoid to ground and hot to screw and see if it sustains, if it doesn't it's off to the rebuilders with it, check Hemmings or maybe other Stovebolt links. If the solenoid is good, it's time to gather good drawings and go further. If you set your's up for a switch on the dash, make sure you NEVER START OUT IN OVERDRIVE. I put an inline 'idiot light' to indicate the OD is engaged on the dash to remind me. Let me rephrase the NEVER... above, you can start out in OD but it causes premature wear in parts and was not set up from the factory or dealership to start out in OD, the governor assured this. I bypassed my governor altogether in my wiring. Good luck and let us know how you fare, Cosmo.