[Healeys] Intermittent OD

[m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca]

Richard,  I had an intermittent OD engagement issue this summer on my BT7.  I found that the bakelite on the end of the lockout switch had broken and so it was not consistently engaging (i.e. completing the circuit in 3rd and 4th.   I have no idea if it is the same switch as the BJ8, but it is an easy check to pull it out.  Make sure you save any washers/shims as the depth of the plungers is set up by shimming the switch.

 

Cheers, Mirek

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Richard Antal via Healeys
Sent: November 8, 2022 4:24 PM
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Subject: [Healeys] Intermittent OD

 

Gents,

The solenoid and switch preceding it are twenty years old on my BJ8. In the past few months it operated unpredictably. I've pulled the tranny cover and demonstrated that the solenoid was failing to engage though power was coming to the switch. Before I could test to see if current was coming out of the switch to the solenoid, the later suddenly engaged. I was unable to reproduce failure of the solenoid to engage. The intermittent failure must be either due to the switch or the solenoid itself. Which is most likely to be the culprit? TIA.

  rich antal

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