Subject: [Healeys] Overdrive Solenoid Repros?

From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:28:39 +0100

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Hi,
With reference to the discussion about failing solenoids, for which many
thanks for the replies, I emailed Dave at ODSpares regarding a conversation
we'd had last time I was up there.
He replied:-
"Hi Simon,
The ones to avoid are the ones with a thin reddy brown wire on them. But,
saying that, almost all of them need the points tweaking slightly to make
them work properly and last longer. Even the batch with Lucas electrically
etched onto them (over the Chinese writing) are the same but come in a Lucas
box).
Not very helpful I know.
best regards  
Dave Twigger (ODSpares) 24/09/24"

So that's indicative of something..avoid the "reddy brown wire" versions,
buy a genuine one and make sure it's set correctly. Certainly, over here in
the UK, there's very obvious gap in prices between the units on eBay etcetc
and the ones from our favourite suppliers. Having said that, Dave did say
that one of the latter was peddling the ones with "Lucas" etched over
Chinese script!
Simon

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LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman"> regarding a conversation we&#8217;d had last time I was up =
there.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">He =
replied:-</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Times New =
Roman">&#8220;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Hi Simon,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">The ones to avoid =
are the ones with a thin reddy brown wire on them. But, saying that, =
almost all of them need the points tweaking slightly to make them work =
properly and last longer. Even the batch with Lucas electrically etched =
onto them (over the Chinese writing) are the same but come in a Lucas =
box).</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Not very helpful =
I know.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">best =
regards&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Dave Twigger =
(ODSpares) 24/09/24</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">So that&#8217;s =
indicative of something</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">&#8230;.avoid the &#8220;reddy brown =
wire&#8221; versions, bu</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">y</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
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LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> a =
genuine one and make sure it&#8217;s set c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">orrectly. Certainly, over here in the UK, there&#8217;s =
very obvious gap in prices between the units on eBay =
et</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">cetc and the ones from our favourite =
suppliers. Having said that, Dave did say that one of the latter was =
peddling the ones with &#8220;Lucas&#8221; e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">tched =
over Chinese script!</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">Simon</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-gb"></SPAN></P>

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