Could be a blockage in the small hole in the piston assy on the right side of
the tranny. I have had that happen to me with similiae results.
tom
---- Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
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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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