<html><body>Opps! check that-panel and ignition warning bulbs are the same item- 2.2W #BFS987 on all cars from 100 thru 3000. Also no ground on the ignition warning only the headlight high beam. Wire from lamp comes from the voltage regulator terminal D or W and the white wire goes to your ignition switch center terminal (on). Good contact is essential. Regards, Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: gradea1@charter.net<br>To: "simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"<br>Cc: "kags@shaw.ca", "Healey List"<br>Sent: Saturday September 10 2022 4:34:40PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Main beam warning light<br><br>
Simon-if you have good eye sight and a steady hand, CAREFULLY,
slightly open the tabs on the rear of the chrome ring-just a slight
bit-if you move them too much they will break off. Now rotate the
ring to the open slots. Don't let the glass fall out. Carefully
lift from the seal. Remove and clean glass inside-don't bung
the needle, but the little circle you can probably push out from
the rear lamp opening-yes it is just s small piece of acetate or
Mylar. Replace the circle with the blue one-maybe a very small drop
of airplane glue on edge if it tends to fall out-if tight good- if
loose it will be laying in the bottom of the gauge after a few
miles.
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<div>Now rotate the ring back into place and just push the tabs
down a small bit, softly-I use a wood coffee stick-again so you
don't break them off-they are brittle from chroming. Clean the
outside of the glass and replace the rubber "O" ring which is
actually a square rubber to be correct. Best of luck. </div>
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<div>For the ignition lamp, make sure you have the correct bulb-it
is not the same as the panel bulb-its brighter. Needs a good ground
as well. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div>
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From: "Simon Lachlan via Healeys"<br>
To: kags@shaw.ca<br>
Cc: "Healey List"<br>
Sent: Saturday September 10 2022 12:35:54PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Main beam warning light<br><br><div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Well, thank you all for your
replies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I don’t normally put much stock in the
Clausager book, except for colour pictures. However, I did find
this which does help:-“Blah blah…At the bottom of the speedometer
was a high beam warning lamp, originally red but changed to blue on
some export cars from chassis 14171 on the 3000 MarkII”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Now, bearing in mind that the UK
calibration people seem to want to take months to do a speedo, I
bought a decent-looking but non-functional unit from Michael. Hence
the speedo came from over the pond or maybe somewhere even more
exotic….Which may relate to the “some exports” bit??</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>One last question, actually
two:-</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;"><span>How
easy is to get the little lamp thing out of the dial so that I can
swap my red for blue?</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;"><span>With
regard to my tacho, the red light has always been practically
invisible. I’m pretty sure that, back in the dim distant past
(could be 20+ years), I put a piece of red plastic into an
otherwise empty hole. (100% intact except for the red bit). The guy
at Speedograph-Richfield said that the red was just something cut
from a piece of red acetate. Is that so? Seems hard to imagine
how…..</span></li>
</ol><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span>Any ideas?</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span>Simon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us">From:</span></b>
<span lang="en-us">kags@shaw.ca <kags@shaw.ca><br><b>Sent:</b> 10 September 2022 16:15<br><b>To:</b> simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Main beam warning light</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;">Hi
Simon:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;">My
BT7 tri-carb, which is very close to yours in serial number from
previous conversations, has a blue high beam warning light (red
ignition warning light). I doubt that the UK / European cars were
different – no indication of different speedo / tach part numbers
in the original parts books, but perhaps another UK lister could
chime in here and verify. I suspect that it’s a typo in the
Anderson Moment book. The referral to ‘ratio’ is the number
that insures that the speedo head is is properly matched to the
different rear axle ratios that were used during the 6 cyl
production - up to the BJ8, which went to black instrument faces,
and an electronic tach, as Bob indicates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;">Earl Kagna</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;">Victoria, BC</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;">BT7, BJ8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-us">From:</span></b>
<span lang="en-us">Healeys
<<a>healeys-bounces@autox.teamnet</a>> <b>On Behalf Of</b>
Simon Lachlan via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 10, 2022 1:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Main beam warning light</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re looking at a MkII BT7 here……….</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, my speedo has just come back from
calibration and, comparing it to the one still in the car I see
that the former has a RED “Main beam warning light” whereas the
latter, still in the car, has a BLUE one.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The bible, Anderson & Moment, is confused and
confusing on the topic. Page 104:- “……next was the speedometer,
with a number on its face indicating its ratio, and which included
a mileage meter, resettable odometer, and the RED “ignition”
(discharging) warning light……….On the right was the tachometer with
a number on the face indicating the ratio, and incorporating the
RED high-beam warning light.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, unless that all refers to LHD cars,
that’s just a muddle. Doubtless subject to subsequent
corrections.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, it leaves me confused as to which
colour is correct.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So………………?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon</p>
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