[Healeys] o/d

[Ron Ray]

Folks,
 
When I bought my 1959 BT7 in 1971 it was missing the overdrive relay and
throttle switch.  The overdrive worked fine for the 2 or 3 years that I
drove the car very hard, inflicting as much abuse into any car that an 18-21
year old could do.  After that time, the car went into restoration/storage
until 2004 when a frame up restoration was completed.  The restoration
included a new aftermarket overdrive relay and throttle switch.  Everything
worked fine until maybe 2008 when either the overdrive relay or throttle
switch quit working.  I disconnected the appropriately relay to the relay
and haven't bothered to investigate what failed since the overdrive still
works fine.  Rumor has it, according to my wife who initiated the rumor,
that I still drive the car like an 18 year old.
 
  Ron
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of healeymanjim at hansencc.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:09 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] o/d
 
i remember this subject going around 5 or 6 years ago and i related to the
list about the old british car mechanic in portland who had raced healeys
for years and he said they always wired around the throttle switch and just
banged the o/d in and out with the dash switch.   he said the o/d was very
robust and they never had trouble with it.    i do not race so i had no
reason to see if this was a true statement.  i do not baby the o/d and use
it going up and down moutains, but i certainly do not abuse it.  i have a
spare o/d so will probably never have a problem.   hjim