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Re: [Healeys] Intermittent OD

To: Richard Antal <rantal243@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Intermittent OD
From: Roland Wilhelmy <sentenac.rw@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 15:41:10 -0800
Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
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I would look to the wiring and switch. Probably a loose connection
somewhere before the solenoid. The high amp wiring inside the solenoid is
pretty bulletproof unless it doesn't get switched off when it should. And I
haven't figured out where an intermittent operation could be generated.

-Roland

On Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 1:37 PM Richard Antal via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Gents,
> The solenoid and switch preceding it are twenty years old on my BJ8. In
> the past few months it operated unpredictably. I've pulled the tranny cover
> and demonstrated that the solenoid was failing to engage though power was
> coming to the switch. Before I could test to see if current was coming out
> of the switch to the solenoid, the later suddenly engaged. I was unable to
> reproduce failure of the solenoid to engage. The intermittent failure must
> be either due to the switch or the solenoid itself. Which is most likely to
> be the culprit? TIA.
>   rich antal
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>I would look to the wiring and switch. Probably a lo=
ose connection somewhere before the solenoid. The high amp wiring inside th=
e solenoid is pretty bulletproof unless it doesn&#39;t get switched off whe=
n it should. And I haven&#39;t figured out where an intermittent operation =
could be generated.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto=
">-Roland<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 1:37 PM Richard Antal via Healeys =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-fa=
mily:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Gents,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">The solenoid and switch preceding it are =
twenty years old on my BJ8. In the past few months it operated unpredictabl=
y. I&#39;ve pulled the tranny cover and demonstrated that the solenoid was =
failing to engage though power was coming to the switch. Before I could tes=
t to see if current was coming out of the switch to the solenoid, the later=
 suddenly engaged. I was unable to reproduce failure of the solenoid to eng=
age. The intermittent failure must be either due to the switch or the solen=
oid itself. Which is most likely to be the culprit? TIA.</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">=C2=A0 rich antal<br></div></div></div>________________________________=
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