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Great news! I have a mechanic I work with and he does many British cars. M=
any times they arrive with a "problem" and as soon as he starts to look at=
the "problem", it's fixed! Don't know why or how, but it's working! Aroun=
d the shop we call this "FM". Loosely translated it means: F**king Magic!=0A=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Glad to hear you're up and running again and if my heate=
r motor ever needs attention, I like your idea of closing off the top vent=
s, thanks for the suggestion.=0ASteven Kingsbury=0ABM1 #598=C2=A0=0A=0AOn =
Oct 26, 2018, at 09:09 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=
=0AAbout an hour ago I popped the spring clips off of the heater face-plat=
e which gave me access to the back of the rheostat switch. I first verifie=
d that there was power to the switch and then jumped across the two posts =
with a screwdriver. The heater motor came on full blast, telling me that t=
he problem was in the switch, which had felt a bit odd when I initially en=
countered the problem a few days ago as the "detent-like feel" when turnin=
g the fan on was missing. Though I assumed I had identified the problem as=
being in the switch I nevertheless turned the control knob just to see ho=
w it felt and--wonder of wonders--the fan motor immediately came on. What'=
s more it responded perfectly to the rheostat, going from full blast to lo=
w just as it always had.=C2=A0=0A=0A=0AI am 100% certain that I had the ig=
nition switch on and the heater power lead connected with an intact fuse a=
nd I can only say that this is a typical Healey deal, and now that the car=
has my attention I am sure that should I simply close the heater up the s=
witch will probably act up at some point in the future. I'm going to inves=
tigate whether I can source a replacement switch, either Lucas or not. I'l=
l also take the opportunity to repaint the front plate in black crackle an=
d I am going to close off the top opening that supplies heated air to the =
two vents in back of the windshield, which seems like a waste of hot air.=0A=
=0AThanks all for your patience and advise and I hope this gives some of y=
ou who have experienced similar situations a laugh.=0A____________________=
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<html><body><div>Great news! I have a mechanic I work with and he does many
British ca=
rs. Many times they arrive with a "problem" and as soon as he starts to lo=
ok at the "problem", it's fixed! Don't know why or how, but it's working! =
Around the shop we call this "FM". Loosely translated it means: F**king Ma=
gic!</div><div> Glad to hear you're up and running again =
and if my heater motor ever needs attention, I like your idea of closing o=
ff the top vents, thanks for the suggestion.</div><div>Steven Kingsbury</d=
iv><div>BM1 #598 </div><div><br>On Oct 26, 2018, at 09:09 AM, Michael=
Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #3333ff;">=
<span color=3D"#3333FF" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tah=
oma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafa=
fa; color: #3333ff;" style=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri=
, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa; color: #=
3333ff;"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family=
: Arial;">About an hour ago I popped the spring clips off of the heater fa=
ce-plate which gave me access to the back of the rheostat switch. I first =
verified that there was power to the switch and then jumped across the two=
posts with a screwdriver. The heater motor came on full blast, telling me=
that the problem was in the switch, which had felt a bit odd when I initi=
ally encountered the problem a few days ago as the "detent-like feel" when=
turning the fan on was missing. Though I assumed I had identified the pro=
blem as being in the switch I nevertheless turned the control knob just to=
see how it felt and--wonder of wonders--the fan motor immediately came on=
. What's more it responded perfectly to the rheostat, going from full blas=
t to low just as it always had. </span></span><br style=3D"color: #33=
3333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-si=
ze: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333333; fo=
nt-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px=
; background-color: #fafafa;"><span color=3D"#3333FF" data-mce-style=3D"fo=
nt-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:=
13px; background-color: #fafafa; color: #3333ff;" style=3D"font-family: V=
erdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; backg=
round-color: #fafafa; color: #3333ff;"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial;"=
data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Arial;"><br></span></span><br style=3D"col=
or: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; =
font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #333=
333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-siz=
e: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;"><span color=3D"#3333FF" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; fon=
t-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa; color: #3333ff;" style=3D"font-fa=
mily: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px=
; background-color: #fafafa; color: #3333ff;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Arial;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Arial;">I am 100% certain that I ha=
d the ignition switch on and the heater power lead connected with an intac=
t fuse and I can only say that this is a typical Healey deal, and now that=
the car has my attention I am sure that should I simply close the heater =
up the switch will probably act up at some point in the future. I'm going =
to investigate whether I can source a replacement switch, either Lucas or =
not. I'll also take the opportunity to repaint the front plate in black cr=
ackle and I am going to close off the top opening that supplies heated air=
to the two vents in back of the windshield, which seems like a waste of h=
ot air.<br><br>Thanks all for your patience and advise and I hope this giv=
es some of you who have experienced similar situations a laugh.</span></sp=
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