[Healeys] OD Design Flaw? (was Munched Overdrive?)

[Robert Blair]

Gary, Good clear answer - hope you are right.  Makes sense that this should be
the tech case otherwise recalls would have killed AH et al.

Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  RNBmail at yahoo.com
 



--- On Mon, 9/20/10, warthodson at aol.com <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:

> From: warthodson at aol.com <warthodson at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] OD Design Flaw? (was Munched Overdrive?)
> To: lapierrem at sbcglobal.net, healeys at autox.team.net, wilkmanracing at aol.com
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 6:33 AM
> As stated previously, the mechanic is
> wrong. A properly set up overdrive will
> drop out of overdrive (even if the OD switch is left on)
> when first, second or
> reverse gear is selected & will also drop out when the
> ignition key is turned
> off, even if the OD switch is on & the transmission is
> in third or fourth
> gear.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <wilkmanracing at aol.com>
>
> >
> > I do have one other question for the group. When I had
> my trans and OD
> > rebuilt about 10 years ago, the rebuilder told me to
> make sure the OD is
> > disengaged before the car is parked. I believe he also
> mentioned that I
> > should not back the car up if I forget to do this, as
> it could destroy the >
> OD.
> > My question is this: Why would something as simple as
> leaving an OD >
> engaged
> > cause such havoc. I'm pretty mechanically wise, but
> I'm sure a lot of >
> Healey
> > owners in the past have been just plain drivers with
> no real mechanical
> > knowledge. Someone like my wife would never even think
> about disengaging >
> the
> > overdrive after every freeway run. Isn't this a
> serious design flaw that >
> such
> > a simple lapse would lead to such a mechanical
> disaster?
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Wilkman
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