[Healeys] Fried OD Solenoid

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Fri Mar 25 09:12:53 MDT 2022


Bluntly Simon, the operating valve was NOT set up correctly.
The "pull" coil was still being powered and drawing probably some 20 amps.
New solenoid required and some careful setup.

M

On Fri., Mar. 25, 2022, 10:50 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Since we’re on the OD topic….
>
> I took my MkII BT7 out the other day, first time for ages, 8 weeks+/-.
>
> Anyhow, the OD didn’t work. I’d been to a carpet trimmer and left my
> tunnel cover with him so access was easy……
>
> The solenoid was very hot…too hot to touch which made me suspicious.
> Anyhow, I did my OD electrical click-test and it failed at the first
> hurdle. So, I took the solenoid out and…well, look at the picture.
>
> The plastic/nylon cover to the points and wiring was virtually welded in
> place. And the inside is a complete mess.
>
> So, the OD was rebuilt about 50 miles ago by OD Spares and I’m happy with
> the wiring. My question is this…is there a frequent or a probable cause to
> these fry ups?? These things check out at about £50:00 so I don’t want to
> be chucking them in at regular intervals. Anything in particular that I
> should look out for???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
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