I wonder if the normal circuit has got a fault of some kind that causes
it to drop out and the throttle switch is misadjusted so that the
circuit only breaks under acceleration. How it would reset after
that...?
Bill Lawrence
On May 8, 2004, at 6:33 AM, frogeye wrote:
> Simon,
> I saw this only once before, where the kickdown switch behaved as if
> it was
> a kickdown on an automatic transmission. ( downshift at WOT, then back
> to
> top gear after the throttle is relaxed). I never got to look further
> into
> the problem, but I suspect that it is the O/D relay that is
> misbehaving. I'd
> start there.
> Dave
> Frogeye@SWCP.com Taos Garage Annex in Albuquerque
> '62 BT7 MK II, '54 BN1, '62 Fiat 1600S
> http://www.britishcarforum.com/TaosAnnex.html
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Simonlachlan@aol.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 2:53 AM
> Subject: Jumping out of overdrive.
>>
>> So, the symptoms
>> If I am driving along at about 1,900revs with my car in overdrive/4th,
> she'll
>> jump out of overdrive if I raise the revs/speed with the accelerator.
>> If I then decelerate back to 1,900 (+/-) she'll pop back into
>> overdrive.
>>
>> The question:-
>> Am I right in assuming that the overdrive switch (on the
>> bulkhead/linked
> to
>> accelerator linkage) is the first place to look?
>> And, am I right in believing that it is really the only logical place
>> to
>> look?
>> (And does logic ever apply in these arera??!)
>>
>> Should anyone reply - and I know you're out there - forgive me if I
>> don't
> get
>> back to you right away. I'm off (home) to N.Ireland for 8 days from
>> this
>> afternoon.
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