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'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>From: </b>Michae=
l Oritt</div><div><b>Sent: </b>Friday, October 26, 2018 3:26 PM</div><div><=
b>To: </b>Larry Wendland</div><div><b>Cc: </b>Austin Healey</div><div><b>Su=
bject: </b>Re: [Healeys] 100 Heater motor or switch problem</div></div></td=
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lt" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Larry/Roland</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"col=
or:#3333ff">Thanks for the suggestions and I neglected to say in my earlier=
post that I plan to pull new hot and ground leads to the heater and establ=
ish a new ground. Though the fuse to the heater has never blown t is =
very possible that one or both of the leads has deteriorated, etc and inter=
mittently goes open. Moss wants $150+ for a new switch and I am hopef=
ul that a good dose of Electric Clean will dissolve any interior corrosion =
that may exist. </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb=
(51,51,255)">Meanwhile, I went to the local Ace and Lowes in search of blac=
k crackle paint but no luck and will have to get it online. I did fin=
d some 1-1`/2" crutch tips that will fit nicely over the outlets to the win=
dscreen demister which I plan to blank off in order to increase airflow.&nb=
sp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Micha=
el Oritt . </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 2:16 PM Larry Wendland <<a href=3D"=
mailto:bighealey3k@aim.com";>bighealey3k@aim.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Well keep trying to fix it till it is good and =
broke. Some times those rheostats just need a little disturbance to get the=
m to work properly. They get old and rub the winding in one place and need =
to be disturbed to get the wiper to rub on the winding in a different place=
on the winding. If it quiets again, shoot the money cannon and replace it.=
It may have more life in it still. <br>
<br>
Larry<br>
'67 BJ8 <br>
<br>
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From: Michael Oritt <<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Austin Healey <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_=
blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
Sent: Fri, Oct 26, 2018 11:53 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] 100 Heater motor or switch problem<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
About an hour ago I popped the spring clips off of the heater face-plate wh=
ich gave me access to the back of the rheostat switch. I first verified tha=
t 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 prob=
lem was in the switch, which had felt a bit odd when I initially encountere=
d 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 problem as being in =
the switch I nevertheless turned the control knob just to see how it felt a=
nd--wonder of wonders--the fan motor immediately came on. What's more it re=
sponded perfectly to the rheostat, going from full blast to low just as it =
always had. <br>
<br>
<br>
I am 100% certain that I had the ignition switch on and the heater power le=
ad connected with an intact 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 sw=
itch, either Lucas or not. I'll also take the opportunity to repaint the fr=
ont plate in black crackle and I am going to close off the top opening that=
supplies heated air to the two vents in back of the windshield, which seem=
s like a waste of hot air.<br>
<br>
Thanks all for your patience and advise and I hope this gives some of you w=
ho have experienced similar situations a laugh.<br>
<br>
<br>
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