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Michael-you talked to the right person, Mark Hoover. He is very=0Aknowle=
dgeable and exacting. His description of the wire you needed is=0Aright=
on. He has created a huge file of correct harness information=0Afor eve=
ry Healey and many other cars as well.=0AEven though RI Wiring is a bit=
pricy for these items..."you get what=0Ayou pay for". Also the saying-"=
you can't buy that kind of information"=0Adoes not apply with RIW...I fo=
und them to be the best and when Mark=0Aretires, he will leave a legacy=
of good data, that hopefully someone=0Aelse in the firm will pick up, a=
nd run with the ball. Hank=0A=0A=09-------------------------------------=
----From: "Michael MacLean via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Healeys"=0ACc: =0ASent=
: Friday February 26 2021 6:09:40PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Yet Another=
Wiring Question=0A=0A No one knows the answer to my question I guess,=
but that's OK. I=0Acalled Rhode Island Wiring today and talked to a 41=
year employee that=0Aonly works 3 days a week now at 70 years old. He l=
ooked it up for me=0Aand said even their expensive BN2 main harness did=
not include a=0Aconnection from the overdrive relay to the transmission=
switch.=0AAccording to his records of past original wiring harnesses fr=
om BN2=0Acars they use as example, it is a single braided wire with a wo=
ven=0Acovering of white with purple tracers encased in a vinyl sheath. O=
n=0Aone end is a forked terminal to connect to the relay. I was told thi=
s=0Awire is 48 inches long. Then a length of brown with purple wire is=
=0Abetween the switch and the solenoid with a sleeve connector in the=0A=
middle. Supposedly to service the solenoid. So, problem solved. Just=0Ah=
ave to order the wire and components now. Mike MacLean =0A=0A On Frid=
ay, February 26, 2021, 10:18:56 AM PST, Michael MacLean via=0AHealeys w=
rote: =0A=0A In the middle of my BN2 re-wire and I have come across=
a bit of a=0Akink. If you check the Moss catalog they list an overdrive=
harness for=0Athe BN1 and the BN4 through BJ8. No listing for the BN2.=
The wiring=0Aharness I am installing is a Moss cloth/PVC harness. There=
connection=0AI am concerned about today is the connection from the over=
drive relay=0Aconnection C2 to the transmission switch. The original wir=
ing diagram=0Afor the BN2 in the service manual shows a single white wir=
e with green=0Astripe from C2 on the relay to the transmission switch. T=
he harness I=0Ahave has the connection from C2 to the throttle switch (s=
ame color=0Awire) within the main harness. Really this connection is onl=
y inches=0Aapart, but there is no white wire with a green stripe other t=
han that=0Acoming out of the harness at this point. This leads me to bel=
ieve this=0Ais just a single wire that runs from the overdrive relay to=
the=0Atransmission switch. Has anyone that has wired a BN2 run into thi=
s? I=0Awould like to know what gauge wire to use because I do not know t=
he=0Aamperage this wire has to carry. How long of a wire would this be=
=0Aapproximately? I would like to order it from British Wiring with a=0A=
woven sheath (black with white dots) to make it look somewhat period.=0A=
No having the transmission installed yet makes figuring the length a=0Al=
ittle difficult. I'd rather be too long with this wire than the=0Aaltern=
ative. Mike MacLean=0A ______________________________________________=
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<html><body>Michael-you talked to the right person, Mark Hoover. H=
e is very knowledgeable and exacting. His description of the wire=
you needed is right on. He has created a huge file of correct harness i=
nformation for every Healey and many other cars as well.<div><br></div><=
div>Even though RI Wiring is a bit pricy for these items..."you get what=
you pay for". Also the saying-"you can't buy that kind of information"=
does not apply with RIW...I found them to be the best and when Mark ret=
ires, he will leave a legacy of good data, that hopefully someone else i=
n the firm will pick up, and run with the ball. Hank<br><br><div class=
=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--------------------------------------=
---</p>From: "Michael MacLean via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>T=
o: "Healeys"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Friday February 26 2021 6:09:40PM<br>Subje=
ct: Re: [Healeys] Yet Another Wiring Question<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"yd=
pa968ed7fyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:'times new roman', 'new=
york', times, serif;font-size:16px;">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">No one knows t=
he answer to my=0Aquestion I guess, but that's OK. I called Rhode=
Island Wiring=0Atoday and talked to a 41 year employee that only works=
3 days a=0Aweek now at 70 years old. He looked it up for me and s=
aid=0Aeven their expensive BN2 main harness did not include a connection=
=0Afrom the overdrive relay to the transmission switch. =0AAccordin=
g to his records of past original wiring harnesses from BN2=0Acars they=
use as example, it is a single braided wire with a woven=0Acovering of=
white with purple tracers encased in a vinyl=0Asheath. On one end=
is a forked terminal to connect to the=0Arelay. I was told this w=
ire is 48 inches long. Then a=0Alength of brown with purple wire i=
s between the switch and the=0Asolenoid with a sleeve connector in the m=
iddle. Supposedly to=0Aservice the solenoid. So, problem sol=
ved. Just have to=0Aorder the wire and components now.</div>=0A<di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Mike MacLean <br></div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A</div>=0A=
<div class=3D"yahoo_quoted">=0A<div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue=
', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">=0A<div>O=
n Friday, February 26, 2021, 10:18:56 AM PST, Michael MacLean=0Avia Heal=
eys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div=
><br></div>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<div class=3D"yiv0115654617ydp6b1b=
3e7ayahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:'times new roman', 'new york'=
, times, serif;font-size:16px;">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">In the middle of my=
BN2 re-wire and I have come=0Aacross a bit of a kink. If you chec=
k the Moss catalog they=0Alist an overdrive harness for the BN1 and the=
BN4 through=0ABJ8. No listing for the BN2. The wiring harne=
ss I am=0Ainstalling is a Moss cloth/PVC harness. There connection=
I am=0Aconcerned about today is the connection from the overdrive relay=
=0Aconnection C2 to the transmission switch. The original wiring=
=0Adiagram for the BN2 in the service manual shows a single white wire=
=0Awith green stripe from C2 on the relay to the transmission=0Aswitch.&=
nbsp; The harness I have has the connection from C2 to the=0Athrottle sw=
itch (same color wire) within the main harness. =0AReally this conn=
ection is only inches apart, but there is no white=0Awire with a green s=
tripe other than that coming out of the harness=0Aat this point. T=
his leads me to believe this is just a single=0Awire that runs from the=
overdrive relay to the transmission=0Aswitch. Has anyone that has=
wired a BN2 run into this? =0AI would like to know what gauge wire=
to use because I do not=0Aknow the amperage this wire has to carr=
y. How long of a wire=0Awould this be approximately? I would=
like to order it from=0ABritish Wiring with a woven sheath (black with=
white dots) to make=0Ait look somewhat period. No having the tran=
smission installed=0Ayet makes figuring the length a little difficult. I=
'd rather be too=0Along with this wire than the alternative.</div>=0A<di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Mike MacLean<br></div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A______=
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