[Healeys] OD-BJ8----on and on:)

[Alan Bromfield]

As Ira says. If stuck in O/D then do NOT reverse. It will destroy the sprag clutch on the output shaft.
The clue is the Big Bang as it lets go. 

AlanB
Bluehealey.com


AlanB
> On 24 Mar 2022, at 14:51, i erbs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> It's a big problem if stuck in OD.
> You need to verify
> 
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
> 
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022, 6:59 AM Tom Felts via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> So continuation of my search for OD problem answers.
>> 
>> today I jacked up the rear.  put it in  3rd, rev'ed up pretty good---flipped the OD sw---did not engage-----solenoid moving the arm up and down beautifully.  Removed the solonoid piston---ran it up in 3rd--manually moved the arm into 
>> OD position---did not go into OD.
>> 
>> So--OD does not engage---by this testing method I'm not sure if it is still IN OD or not-----last time I drove it is WAS in 
>> OD all the time---whether I flipped the switch or not.
>> 
>> So--------ASSUMING it is in OD all the time regardless of where the switch is--wouldn't that say that it is not a pressure problem??  If not, what could that mean?
>> 
>> ASSUMING is was NOT in OD as I was testing it, and wouldn't go into OD, could that mean a pressure problem?
>> 
>> With me moving the arm manually and not getting any reaction would that rule out a solenoid arm adjustment as the problem?
>> 
>> I'm still leaning toward a pressure problem---caused by----?????  
>> 
>> Guess next I'll try to do a pressure ck.  Steve---------if you would, please send the equipment.  Thanks
>> 
>> Appreciate all comments/advice.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Tom
>> PS---before I had the unit rebuilt, it operated beautifully---and I had Red Line MTL oil in it.  I'm thinking of dumping the 30w ND and adding MTL------wishful thinking probably.
>> 
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