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Simon-if you have good eye sight and a steady hand, CAREFULLY,=0Aslightl=
y open the tabs on the rear of the chrome ring-just a slight=0Abit-if yo=
u move them too much they will break off. Now rotate the ring=0Ato the o=
pen slots. Don't let the glass fall out. Carefully lift from=0Athe seal.=
Remove and clean glass inside-don't bung the needle, but the=0Alittle c=
ircle you can probably push out from the rear lamp opening-yes=0Ait is j=
ust s small piece of acetate or Mylar. Replace the circle with=0Athe blu=
e one-maybe a very small drop of airplane glue on edge if it=0Atends to=
fall out-if tight good- if loose it will be laying in the=0Abottom of t=
he gauge after a few miles.=0ANow rotate the ring back into place and ju=
st push the tabs down a=0Asmall bit, softly-I use a wood coffee stick-ag=
ain so you don't break=0Athem off-they are brittle from chroming. Clean=
the outside of the=0Aglass and replace the rubber "O" ring which is act=
ually a square=0Arubber to be correct. Best of luck. =0AFor the ignition=
lamp, make sure you have the correct bulb-it is not=0Athe same as the p=
anel bulb-its brighter. Needs a good ground as well.=0AHank=0A=0A=09----=
-------------------------------------From: "Simon Lachlan via=0AHealeys"=
=0ATo: kags@shaw.ca=0ACc: "Healey List"=0ASent: Saturday September 10 2=
022 12:35:54PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Main beam warning light=0A=0A=09=
Well, thank you all for your replies. =0A=0A=09I don=E2=80=99t normally=
put much stock in the Clausager book, except for=0Acolour pictures. How=
ever, I did find this which does help:-=E2=80=9CBlah=0Ablah=E2=80=A6At t=
he bottom of the speedometer was a high beam warning lamp,=0Aoriginally=
red but changed to blue on some export cars from chassis=0A14171 on the=
3000 MarkII=E2=80=9D. =0A=0A=09Now, bearing in mind that the UK calibra=
tion people seem to want to=0Atake months to do a speedo, I bought a dec=
ent-looking but=0Anon-functional unit from Michael. Hence the speedo cam=
e from over the=0Apond or maybe somewhere even more exotic=E2=80=A6.Whic=
h may relate to the=0A=E2=80=9Csome exports=E2=80=9D bit?? =0A=0A=09One=
last question, actually two:- =0A=0A=09* How easy is to get the little=
lamp thing out of the dial so that I=0Acan swap my red for blue?=0A =09=
* With regard to my tacho, the red light has always been practically=0Ai=
nvisible. I=E2=80=99m pretty sure that, back in the dim distant past (co=
uld=0Abe 20+ years), I put a piece of red plastic into an otherwise empt=
y=0Ahole. (100% intact except for the red bit). The guy at=0ASpeedograph=
-Richfield said that the red was just something cut from a=0Apiece of re=
d acetate. Is that so? Seems hard to imagine how=E2=80=A6..=0A=0A=09Any=
ideas? =0A=0A=09Simon =0A=0A=09FROM: kags@shaw.ca =0ASENT: 10 September=
2022 16:15=0ATO: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com=0ACC: Healey List=
=0ASUBJECT: RE: [Healeys] Main beam warning light =0A=0A=09Hi Simon:=
=0A=0A=09My BT7 tri-carb, which is very close to yours in serial number=
from=0Aprevious conversations, has a blue high beam warning light (red=
=0Aignition warning light). I doubt that the UK / European cars were=0Ad=
ifferent =E2=80=93 no indication of different speedo / tach part numbers=
in=0Athe original parts books, but perhaps another UK lister could chim=
e in=0Ahere and verify. I suspect that it=E2=80=99s a typo in the Anders=
on Moment=0Abook. The referral to =E2=80=98ratio=E2=80=99 is the number=
that insures that the=0Aspeedo head is is properly matched to the diffe=
rent rear axle ratios=0Athat were used during the 6 cyl production - up=
to the BJ8, which went=0Ato black instrument faces, and an electronic t=
ach, as Bob indicates. =0A=0A=09Earl Kagna =0A=0A=09Victoria, BC =0A=0A=
=09BT7, BJ8 =0A=0A=09FROM: Healeys ON BEHALF OF Simon Lachlan via Heale=
ys=0ASENT: Saturday, September 10, 2022 1:41 AM=0ATO: 'Healeys' =0ASUBJE=
CT: [Healeys] Main beam warning light =0A=0A=09We=E2=80=99re looking a=
t a MkII BT7 here=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6. =0A=0A=09So, my speedo has=
just come back from calibration and, comparing it=0Ato the one still in=
the car I see that the former has a RED =E2=80=9CMain=0Abeam warning li=
ght=E2=80=9D whereas the latter, still in the car, has a BLUE=0Aone. =0A=
=0A=09The bible, Anderson & Moment, is confused and confusing on the top=
ic.=0APage 104:- =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6next was the speedometer, wi=
th a number on its=0Aface indicating its ratio, and which included a mil=
eage meter,=0Aresettable odometer, and the RED =E2=80=9Cignition=E2=80=
=9D (discharging) warning=0Alight=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.On the righ=
t was the tachometer with a number on the=0Aface indicating the ratio, a=
nd incorporating the RED high-beam warning=0Alight.=E2=80=9D =0A=0A=09No=
w, unless that all refers to LHD cars, that=E2=80=99s just a muddle.=0AD=
oubtless subject to subsequent corrections. =0A=0A=09However, it leaves=
me confused as to which colour is correct. =0A=0A=09So=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6? =0A=0A=09Thanks, =0A=0A=09Simon=
=0A=0A=09 [1] =0A=0A=09Virus-free.www.avast.com [2] =0A=0A=09 =
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<html><body>Simon-if you have good eye sight and a steady hand, CAREFULL=
Y, slightly open the tabs on the rear of the chrome ring-just a slight b=
it-if you move them too much they will break off. Now rotate the ring to=
the open slots. Don't let the glass fall out. Carefully lift from the s=
eal. Remove and clean glass inside-don't bung the needle, but the=
little circle you can probably push out from the rear lamp opening-yes=
it is just s small piece of acetate or Mylar. Replace the circle with t=
he blue one-maybe a very small drop of airplane glue on edge if it tends=
to fall out-if tight good- if loose it will be laying in the bottom of=
the gauge after a few miles.<div><br></div><div>Now rotate the ring bac=
k into place and just push the tabs down a small bit, softly-I use a woo=
d coffee stick-again so you don't break them off-they are brittle from c=
hroming. Clean the outside of the glass and replace the rubber "O" ring=
which is actually a square rubber to be correct. Best of luck. </d=
iv><div><br></div><div>For the ignition lamp, make sure you have the cor=
rect bulb-it is not the same as the panel bulb-its brighter. Needs a goo=
d ground as well. Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"><=
/div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Simon Lachla=
n via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: kags@shaw.ca<br>Cc: "Heal=
ey List"<br>Sent: Saturday September 10 2022 12:35:54PM<br>Subject: Re:=
[Healeys] Main beam warning light<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1"=
>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Well,=0Athank you all for your replies.=
</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>I=0Adon=E2=80=99t normally pu=
t much stock in the Clausager book, except for=0Acolour pictures. Howeve=
r, I did find this which does help:-=E2=80=9CBlah=0Ablah=E2=80=A6At the=
bottom of the speedometer was a high beam warning lamp,=0Aoriginally re=
d but changed to blue on some export cars from chassis=0A14171 on the 30=
00 MarkII=E2=80=9D.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Now,=0Abea=
ring in mind that the UK calibration people seem to want to take=0Amonth=
s to do a speedo, I bought a decent-looking but non-functional=0Aunit fr=
om Michael. Hence the speedo came from over the pond or=0Amaybe somewher=
e even more exotic=E2=80=A6.Which may relate to the =E2=80=9Csome=0Aexpo=
rts=E2=80=9D bit??</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>One=0Alast=
question, actually two:-</span></p>=0A<ol style=3D"margin-top:0cm;" sta=
rt=3D"1" type=3D"1"><li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:=
0cm;"><span>How easy is to get the little lamp=0Athing out of the dial s=
o that I can swap my red for=0Ablue?</span></li>=0A<li class=3D"MsoListP=
aragraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm;"><span>With regard to my tacho, the=
red light=0Ahas always been practically invisible. I=E2=80=99m pretty s=
ure that, back=0Ain the dim distant past (could be 20+ years), I put a p=
iece of red=0Aplastic into an otherwise empty hole. (100% intact except=
for the=0Ared bit). The guy at Speedograph-Richfield said that the red=
was=0Ajust something cut from a piece of red acetate. Is that so? Seems=
=0Ahard to imagine how=E2=80=A6..</span></li>=0A</ol><p class=3D"MsoList=
Paragraph"><span>Any ideas?</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph"><=
span>Simon</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>=
=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1pt;paddin=
g:3pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"en-us">Fr=
om:</span></b>=0A<span lang=3D"en-us">kags@shaw.ca <kags@shaw.ca><=
br><b>Sent:</b> 10 September 2022 16:15<br><b>To:</b> simon.lachlan@alex=
arevel.plus.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>=
<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Main beam warning light</span></p>=0A<=
/div>=0A</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;">Hi=0ASimon:</span></p=
>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;=
"> </span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=
=3D"font-size:14pt;">My=0ABT7 tri-carb, which is very close to yours in=
serial number from=0Aprevious conversations, has a blue high beam warni=
ng light (red=0Aignition warning light). I doubt that the UK / European=
cars were=0Adifferent =E2=80=93 no indication of different speedo / tac=
h part numbers=0Ain the original parts books, but perhaps another UK lis=
ter could=0Achime in here and verify. I suspect that it=E2=80=99s=
a typo in the=0AAnderson Moment book. The referral to =E2=80=98ra=
tio=E2=80=99 is the number=0Athat insures that the speedo head is is pro=
perly matched to the=0Adifferent rear axle ratios that were used during=
the 6 cyl=0Aproduction - up to the BJ8, which went to black instrument=
faces,=0Aand an electronic tach, as Bob indicates.</span></p>=0A<p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;"> </s=
pan></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-siz=
e:14pt;">Earl Kagna</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en=
-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;">Victoria, BC</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;">BT7, BJ8</span></=
p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt=
;"> </span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"en-us" style=
=3D"font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span la=
ng=3D"en-us" style=3D"font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>=0A<div>=0A<div=
style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1pt;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm 0=
cm;">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"en-us">From:</span></b>=
=0A<span lang=3D"en-us">Healeys <<a>healeys-bounces@autox.teamnet</a>=
>=0A<b>On Behalf Of</b> Simon Lachlan via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Sat=
urday, September 10, 2022 1:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <<a>healeys=
@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Main beam warning l=
ight</span></p>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D=
"en-us"> </span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We=E2=80=99re looking=
at a MkII BT7 here=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">So, my speedo has just come back from=0Acalibration and, comparing=
it to the one still in the car I see=0Athat the former has a RED =E2=80=
=9CMain beam warning light=E2=80=9D whereas the=0Alatter, still in the c=
ar, has a BLUE one.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The bible, Anderson &am=
p; Moment, is confused and=0Aconfusing on the topic. Page 104:- =E2=80=
=9C=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6next was the speedometer,=0Awith a number on its fa=
ce indicating its ratio, and which included=0Aa mileage meter, resettabl=
e odometer, and the RED =E2=80=9Cignition=E2=80=9D=0A(discharging) warni=
ng light=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.On the right was the tachometer with=
=0Aa number on the face indicating the ratio, and incorporating the=0ARE=
D high-beam warning light.=E2=80=9D</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Now, un=
less that all refers to LHD cars,=0Athat=E2=80=99s just a muddle. Doubtl=
ess subject to subsequent=0Acorrections.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ho=
wever, it leaves me confused as to which=0Acolour is correct.</p>=0A<p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">So=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=
=A6?</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">S=
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