Steve,
I had a similar problem in Little Switzerland (must be a SEC curse).
On my BJ8 the tempature guage capillary tube was hitting the contacts of the
overdrive soleniod and causing a short.
Jim Werner
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:12 PM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> No, Dave, I did not wash the engine bay. Although the dash switch and its
> wires were the only things damaged in the meltdown, I don't see how the
> switch itself could have caused either the problem I was having or its own
> meltdown. I've had overdrive dash switches apart before, so I know how
> they
> work inside.
>
> I have a red warning light on my dash above the dash switch that serves to
> remind me to turn off the switch before backing up. I've found that it is
> also a pretty good diagnostic tool for the overdrive electrics. Before the
> meltdown, the switch was working just fine. The light came on with the
> switch, but went off immediately when the switch was turned off instead of
> waiting for my foot on the gas, as it always did before. It did this many
> times over a few days while I tried to troubleshoot the problem. The dash
> switch and warning light were apparently working normally while the rest of
> the system was not. In the past, the way the dash light operated was an
> indication that the throttle switch was either in or out of adjustment.
> This time, nothing I did would make the light stay on when the dash switch
> was turned off.
>
> Both the original relay and the new one worked the same. I took the
> original apart, and it was fine inside -- no corrosion or other obvious
> defects. I filed the points slightly to make sure they were O.K., then put
> it back together. The system worked the same as before. The only thing
> left to take apart is the throttle switch, which I will do if the problem
> recurs. However, I haven't touched the throttle switch since before
> Southeastern and the problem has disappeared.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Porter [mailto:frogeye@porterscustom.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:50 PM
> To: 'BJ8 Healeys'; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Healeys] overdrive problem
>
> Stumped is good in this case. Let's assume it was a faulty dash switch,
> wouldn't be the first. Perhaps condensation in the relay and or throttle
> switch? Did you hose/power wash the engine compartment prior to failure?
> dp
>
> frogeye@porterscustom.com
>
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