[Healeys] trans issues

[Mark LaPierre]

Press the accelerator,  not depress.   You want the rpms to be raising when 
the OD kicks down.  Sounds
a bit back ass words but true.

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Mitchell" <healeyron at yahoo.com>
To: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>; <BEAU2EVE at aol.com>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] trans issues


> That's the way it works in Modern day cars.  Not the way a properly 
> adjusted
> Overdrive in a Big Healey is designed to work.  It should only come out of
> Overdrive when the switch is turned off and you depress the accelerator 
> pedal.
> Enjoy the day
> Ron
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Oudesluys
> <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> To: BEAU2EVE at aol.com
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Sent:
> Tue, June 15, 2010 6:06:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] trans issues
>
> Sounds like
> it operates the way it should. On many OD systems a kick down switch is
> integrated. When you press the loud pedal in 3rd OD or 4th OD  the OD will
> switch off going back to 3rd or 4th. When backing off the OD comes in 
> again
> going to 3rd OD or 4th OD.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
> BEAU2EVE at aol.com wrote:
>> Hi
> guys, another issue has popped up this time a trans problem. When I  put 
> the
> switch down to go to overdrive it goes right in smoothly an will stay in 
> as
> long as I don't give it a lot of gas,the harder I press the pedal it will
> jump out, going back to 4 and stay there until I back off the gas, I just
> changed my oil to a straight 30 ND. Owned the car 32 years never a 
> problem,
> what's the matter with these cars can't they make them to last? Seriously,
> does  this sound like a pressure prob or just solenoid arm  alignment. 
> Beau
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