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1. [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:52:22 -0400; My BJ8 has developed a problem in the overdrive, and I would like to survey the wisdom of the list before getting too deeply into troubleshooting. The overdrive is failing to disengage SOMETIMES whe; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00401.html (7,829 bytes)
2. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:04:20 -0700; The operating rod that lifts the actuating check ball has a very small bleed hole about 1/3 down the rod if this hole is plugged it will be slow at disengaging. David Nock British Car Specialists Sto; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00402.html (8,089 bytes)
3. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: Earl Kagna <kags@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:22:54 -0700; I strongly second David's motion - it has happened to me. It can be intermittent if the debris is floating around inside the operating valve rod - very frustrating to diagnose! The good thing is tha; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00403.html (7,904 bytes)
4. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:26:30 -0400; I removed the operating rod (metering pin) yesterday and inspected the hole in the pin. It did not appear to be plugged, and I was able to manually (mouthfully?)blow through the pin easy enough, whi; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00404.html (7,808 bytes)
5. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: Dave Russell <rusd@sitestar.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:38:08 -0600; It happens sometimes. The cone clutch is disengaged from the OD position by a set of springs. It's engaged by hydraulic pressure. If the clutch facing gets worn or the springs become weak, the clutch; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00405.html (8,670 bytes)
6. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:52:28 -0400; I rebuilt the overdrive about 1993, but I did not replace the springs. My first thought was that the cone clutch might be somehow sticking to the brake ring and gradually releasing under tension of; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00407.html (8,343 bytes)
7. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:59:04 -0700; Check the solenoid adjustment. We have had some that move to far and they cause the cone clutch to stick. David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767 www.britishcarspecialists.c; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00408.html (9,067 bytes)
8. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "bluechip" <bluechipracing@snet.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:57:09 -0400; Steve: I once had the same problem. Occasionally it would stay in overdrive. Banging on the OD with a knock-off hammer usually freed it up. You can bang the overdrive easily from underneath. Jack up; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00410.html (9,822 bytes)
9. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "Grotenhuis" <61bt7@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:15:53 -0400; I had the same problem and same symptoms. I eliminated the electrical causes and made the same checks of the operating valve orifices, and also found them unplugged. Rapping the OD housing from unde; /html/healeys/2007-09/msg00558.html (9,236 bytes)
10. [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: Rick Swain <rjswain@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:26:48 +0000; I finally have my '59 BN4 back on the road with everything working except the overdrive. I checked the electrical side of things and it works fine. Solenoid engages and operating lever is adjusted co; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00379.html (8,445 bytes)
11. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:22 -0400; Hi Rick, That is exactly the check that I use to determine if the pump plunger is moving up and down correctly. It normally moves about 3/16 - 1/4" and I suspect your diagnosis is correct. Unfortunat; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00383.html (9,172 bytes)
12. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:27:21 -0700; It may not be the pump but the cam that is installed backwards. When I rebuild my gearbox (the first one I ever rebuilt) I somehow managed to replace the cam back on the shaft facing the wrong way. T; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00387.html (9,441 bytes)
13. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: Warthodson@aol.com; Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:53:05 EDT; It is also possible the install cam correctly but not get the oil pump roller correctly riding on the cam lobe. Gary Hodson In a message dated 7/15/2009 7:53:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, msalter@pr; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00390.html (7,778 bytes)
14. Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: healeyguy@aol.com; Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:32 -0400; True but the result is usually a jammed up OD, nicked pump roller or a bent pump shaft. This is where the reassembly instructions mentioning that if the OD doesn't easily slide home when tightening t; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00397.html (7,674 bytes)
15. [Healeys] Overdrive Problem (score: 1): Author: Rick Swain <rjswain@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:04:59 +0000; Thanks everyone for your suggestions about my overdrive problem. As suspected it turned out that the oil pump cam had been installed backwards. I was able to use a friend's shop which has a hoist (go; /html/healeys/2009-07/msg00585.html (8,618 bytes)
16. Re: [Healeys] overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:41:25 -0400; This is a follow-up to my post of last week concerning my overdrive problem. As alert list members will remember, my overdrive began disengaging immediately as I turned off the dash switch and the p; /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00587.html (8,536 bytes)
17. Re: [Healeys] overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "Dave Porter" <frogeye@porterscustom.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:49:57 -0600; Stumped is good in this case. Let's assume it was a faulty dash switch, wouldn't be the first. Perhaps condensation in the relay and or throttle switch? Did you hose/power wash the engine compartment; /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00588.html (9,876 bytes)
18. Re: [Healeys] overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "Freese, Ken" <Kendall.Freese@Aerojet.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:34 -0700; After I reinstalled my engine last year, I kept frying the special OD fuse I had put in years ago. The problem was that I had bumped one of the relay terminals such that it was touching the metal cas; /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00589.html (7,411 bytes)
19. Re: [Healeys] overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:12:47 -0400; No, Dave, I did not wash the engine bay. Although the dash switch and its wires were the only things damaged in the meltdown, I don't see how the switch itself could have caused either the problem I; /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00590.html (9,320 bytes)
20. Re: [Healeys] overdrive problem (score: 1): Author: jim werner <jamesfwerner@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:59:45 -0400; I had a similar problem in Little Switzerland (must be a SEC curse). On my BJ8 the tempature guage capillary tube was hitting the contacts of the overdrive soleniod and causing a short. Jim Werner -; /html/healeys/2009-09/msg00596.html (10,553 bytes)

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