OK guys I have my T-85 overdrive all back together. I made one out of two plus put in a new input shaft. Things are working fine, it shifts, it turns & does all the stuff it's suppose to do EXCEPT sometimes it won't go into reverse & the overdrive lever (that the cable hooks to) won't move forward (towards the engine which I think would be overdrive). I can unbolt the solenoid & pull the unit up, without disengaging it and everything will operate normally. If I bolt the solenoid back down everything may work for a bit then back to the same thing. If I just activate the solenoid electrically it makes no difference to being able to move the levers.

Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria

E.J. in Havana FL