[Healeys] solenoid

[Alan Seigrist]

Richard -

At the end of the day, a solenoid is a pretty simple piece of kit.  There's
nothing really that can go wrong if it's just sitting around.

I'd cycle it a few times using some little electronic jumpers to check the
operation.  If it works then spray a little WD 40 inside of it, wait for the
WD 40 to dry out, put it in a sealed bag and keep it in your boot.  It
should last forever.

Alan

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>wrote:

> The solenoid I ordered from Moss is made in Taiwan. I have heard horror
> stories about parts from that part of the world.  Has anyone had any
> problems
> with these? I  plan to carry it in the boot until  the original goes bad.
> This
> could be years and I will not be able to return it if it is bad. Can the
> original be rebuilt and lubricated?
> Rich Kahn