[Healeys] o/d issues

[Dave Porter]

Jim,
 You sort of answered your own question in saying it worked last year but
after a long period of non use it has developed this symptom. 
 First, if it engages, albeit slowly then it is not an adjustment issue.
Second the worst thing for any car, especially immersed rubber parts is non
use. So the most likely answer is the accumulator o-ring(s). As Bill L
noted.
 These can be done in-situ in most cases. Call for help, too much typing...
Dave

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Felts
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:07 AM
To: Bob Spidell; healeymanjim at hansencc.net
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] o/d issues

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 at comcast.net> wrote: 

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Flakey switch and/or relay.

bs


healeymanjim at 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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