I need an extra brain or two...

1991 Volvo 245, B230, automatic trans with OD. Last weekend, I
replaced the rear main oil seal, in the process of removing the trans
I bumped the OD solenoid and broke the wire off the top....No problem,
the trans is back in and everything works fine except the OD (it
worked before with no problem), so I order a new solenoid.

Solenoid comes today, and I install it. Still no OD - I can push the
button, and the light on the dash goes on and off, and I can hear the
solenoid clicking under the car.

I removed the solenoid and tested it on the battery: energized, it
opens to pass fluid, de-energized it shuts off the fluid. Makes a
nice healthy click as you operate it.

I cranked the car with the solenoid out and there is a healthy flow of
ATF to the port on the trans where the solenoid fits. Took a bit of
wire and both ports seem clear as far in as I dared reach.

Checked the kickdown cable, it's installed in the same position (more
or less) that it was when I pulled the trans.

Put everything back together, still no OD...fluid levels are right on.

My next move? Good question. I notice there's a pressure testing
port adjacent to the OD solenoid -- can I pull this out and see if oil
flow starts and stops with the solenoid operation, or do I need a
pressure gauge to test this?

Can any of you troubleshooters think of anything I might have missed?

Thanks!

Jeff Sc.
Third Gear, Ga.