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Re: [Healeys] o/d issues

To: healeymanjim@hansencc.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] o/d issues
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:10:02 -0700
Flakey switch and/or relay.

bs


healeymanjim@hansencc.net wrote:
> my brother and i just took about an 800 trip in his healey up to portland and 
>down the oregon coast.  this was the first long trip since the engine rebuild 
>and everything worked great except for the o/d.  it took a long time to go 
>into o/d and it was almost imperceptable sometimes because it took so long to 
>engage.  going up hill and downhill it would slip out or try to disengage.  on 
>flatland it seemed to do fine.  since i am a pessimist and always assume worst 
>case scenario, my feeling is that the oil pump or the pistons have 
>deteriorated and cannot hold it in o/d.  before we pull the o/d and tear into 
>it is there anything that we are missing, i.e., electricial malfunction or 
>operating valve.  it worked fine last summer and he did not use it since then. 
> any help appreciated.   hjim

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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell@comcast.net

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