James
I can not address your other comments, but the connecting link between
the throttle and the OD switch is 9-1/4 in long
healeymanjim@JoiMail.com wrote:
>i have the same problem as don anglesey had with his overdrive. after reading
>the fix by dave russell i decided to finally fix my od so it would work
>correctly, although i am thoroughly used to not shutting it off when
>decelerating. however, none of the fixes worked, so i finally took off the
>safety switch and pried the little tongs back to see what was wrong inside.
>everything appeared ok with the flat side of the rotating circle against the
>breaker bar and the spring was tight. with the throttle at idle the arm
>that clamps on the switch is pointed down toward the engine. i seem to
>remember other healeys have the arm at a higher position. is it possible that
>my connector from the throttle rod to the arm is too short. maybe someone
>could measure it and let me know. i assume the flat spot on the circle allows
>juice to flow to the solenoid but i am having trouble visualizing how juice
>continues to the solenoid when the arm rotates back to the idle position(can't
>see the forest for the forest). also,. the other day i whipped in to get gas
>and they were out of premium, so i filled up on mid-grade and vowed to not let
>it ping. i was surprised to discover i had no problem with ping or run-on
>like i do sometime, but when idling it became erractic and acted as if the
>plugs were loading up. i woud give it a little gas and it would be okay for a
>while, 15-30 seconds, the start oscillating and then load up again. i leaned
>out the idle jets a little but doesn't seem to help. anyone else ever had
>this problem? will get some premium next time and see if this solves my
>problem. healeymanjim
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