Is it possible that it may be the switch on the side of the tranny which
is out of adjustment or just plain failing....That would be your 3rd and 4th
gear overdrive switch or whatever it's called. Or is it just that you are
stopped and in neutral and moving the gear shift lever back and forth and
everytime you hit the 3rd 4th gate it clicks. If that's it then that would
be normal and the resolve for that is, stop doing it and shift out of
overdrive before stopping ;) ...Neil
Ps. Even though it's the 23rd here in Vancouver B.C. it will be Christmas
eve day somewhere else on this small planet....so while I have your
attention I would like to take the time to wish all of you a very Merry
Christmas and if you don't celebrate Christmas then all the best of the
holiday season, that's as politically correct as I can get ;) ....
----- Original Message -----
From: <Editorgary@aol.com>
To: <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 9:24 AM
Subject: Overdrive Relay
> In a message dated 12/22/04 11:22:26 PM,
> owner-healeys-digest@autox.team.net
> writes:
>
>
>> I have a 1954 BN1 (154897). If I leave the car in overdrive and pull up
>> to
>> a
>> stop light, one hears a clicking sound. Switching out of overdrive makes
>> the
>> clicking go away. It sounds like a run-away relay. (No, it is not the
> fuel
>> pump making this clicking sound.)
>>
>
> If what you're describing is a continuous clicking similar to the fuel
> pump
> clicking at start-up, my guess would be that your solenoid -- which is the
> key part in the whole system and actually has a double solenoid, with a
> heavy
> solenoid that pushes the plunger up, and then a light solenoid that holds
> it
> in
> place when engaged -- is engaging and disengaging repeatedly. Since the
> solenoid is a VERY expensive little part and isn't repairable, AFAIK, I
> would
> strongly suggest that you find the problem (it could be something to do
> with
> the
> inertial switch unique to the early 100s, or might be something like the
> solenoid
> itself not working right) to see if you can fix it before you burn out the
> solenoid.
>
> Cheers
> Gary Anderson
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