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    Spitballing ...<br>
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    I went through my BJ8's O/D a few years ago. The car had 64K miles
    on it when I bought it (approx. 1984), and about 215K* miles on it
    when I did the overhaul. The O/D cone clutch was serviceable--and
    AFAIK didn't slip--and I reinstalled it. If new cone clutches were
    readily available I <i>might</i> have bought new, on principle,
    depending on cost, but all I could find was a re-manned one from
    DWM. To me this implied they didn't often need replacement, whereas
    known wear items like the accumulator are offered by several vendors
    (I would have installed one with an O-ring if I'd known about it).<br>
    <br>
    All this to say, unless the car has extremely high mileage and/or
    the O/D has been abused somehow I'd be surprised if the clutch is
    worn 'to the bone.' Obviously, slippage in the cone clutch would
    cause Simon's car's symptoms; if so, the problem will get
    progressively worse (and more consistent). I think one way to test
    an O/D clutch would be to really lug the car pulling an uphill grade
    in 4th-O/D, if the clutch is going to slip it would do it then (as
    would a worn engine clutch). There's also a (remote) possibility
    that, for some reason, O/D pressure fluctuates during driving.<br>
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    * Anyone else have this many or more known miles on a Healey?<br>
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    bs<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/26/2024 4:51 AM, Michael Salter
      wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">"What
            I can’t do is understand the leap to the OD cone clutch?"</span><br>
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        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px"> Fair
            question.</span></div>
        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">Between
            the flywheel and the rear wheels there are only 2 places
            where "slippage" can occur these are the clutch and the
            overdrive's cone clutch. </span></div>
        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">The
            gearbox, other than the cone clutch in the overdrive, is a
            go/no go arrangement, i.e. no "slippage".</span></div>
        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">The
            rear wheel splines, believe it or not, can also produce
            "slippage " if they are in really bad condition but I
            presume that isn't the case here.</span></div>
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          </span></div>
        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">The
            test that you just completed resulted in no driveline
            slippage when the overdrive was disabled. </span></div>
        <div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:12.8px">You
            are reporting slippage when the overdrive operating system
            is enabled so it follows that further diagnosis of that is
            required.</span></div>
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        <div dir="auto"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span
              style="font-size:12.8px">Yes, your next step would be the
              same test drive, i.e. full engine torque on an uphill
              grade, to confirm that the slippage issue has returned now
              that the overdriveoperating valvehasbe re-installed.  </span></font></div>
        <div dir="auto"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span
              style="font-size:12.8px">I would do this test drive BEFORE
              making any adjustments to the overdrive valve or solenoid
              in order to confirm that meerly installing the overdrive
              operating valve resulted in the slippage issue returning. </span></font></div>
        <div dir="auto"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span
              style="font-size:12.8px">Hope the weather improves,
              beautiful day here.</span></font></div>
        <div dir="auto"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span
              style="font-size:12.8px">M</span></font></div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri., Apr. 26, 2024, 7:24
          a.m. Simon Lachlan, <<a
            href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
            target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>
          wrote:<br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi,
                  Thanks for this.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Not
                  sure I understand fully. </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Once
                  I’d finished the test drive with the OD operating
                  valve out of the car, I returned the rod, ball, spring
                  etc and put in the gauge rather than the nut. And got
                  500+ psi. </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What
                  I can’t do is understand the leap to the OD cone
                  clutch. Not arguing…just saying no comprende. As I sat
                  in the car, I was thinking that the function of the OD
                  seems OK and that it’s being interfered with by
                  something in its circuitry……relay, solenoid or
                  throttle switch. That’s probably wishful thinking as I
                  really don’t want to be swimming in those waters.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I
                  did, as a matter of course, clean out the tiny hole in
                  the rod but didn’t detect any blockage….which doesn’t
                  mean much as something minute could have been inside
                  and been washed away by the detergent/hot water then
                  WD40…..</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">After
                  someone’s advice – some time back – I’ve got another
                  rod whose aperture has been drilled out to 1.5mm. This
                  was “to allow the OD to disengage faster”. Don’t
                  recall if I tried it. Could that rod be any help here?</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
                  ball seems to be sitting square on its seat and the
                  tip of the rod, where the ball sits, is not worn or
                  chipped.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Residual
                  pressure….. goes to 500+ when I switch OD ON and stays
                  there until, engine and switch OFF, I energize the
                  solenoid a few times whereupon it drops to zero.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Another
                  test drive(s) seems called for. But the hood is off to
                  enable access and the forecast is grim for the next
                  week.</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Very
                  open to more suggestions. Thanks,</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Simon</span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
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                  style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                      lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                    lang="EN-US"> Michael Salter <<a
                      href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"
                      rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>
                    <br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 26, 2024 12:14 AM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> Simon Lachlan <<a
                      href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                      rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br>
                    <b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a
                      href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                      rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: Overdrive pressure or clutch
                    slip Step 2!</span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Okay, then it is confirmed that
                  neither the clutch (on the flywheel) nor the overdrive
                  cone clutch (in it's normal drive condition) are
                  producing the slippage. </p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">From this we can conclude that
                    even when the overdrive solenoid is <b><u>not</u></b>
                    energized the slippage is occurring at the overdrive
                    cone clutch and that for some reason hydraulic
                    pressure is finding its way into the overdrive
                    operating cylinders even when the overdrive
                    operating valve is closed.</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">This can be caused by leakage
                    past operating the valve or residual pressure.</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">The question of residual pressure
                    can be resolved by checking that the bleed hole in
                    the bottom of the long overdrive valve push rod is
                    not blocked.</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">Whether or not hydraulic pressure
                    is leaking past the operating valve ball can be
                    checked by ensuring that the ball is clearly on its
                    seat when the operating valve is <b><u>not </u></b> energized.</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">M</p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal">On Thu., Apr. 25, 2024, 3:38 p.m.
                    Simon Lachlan, <<a
                      href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                      rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
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                    wrote:</p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Of course. Isn’t
                          that how I got the 520psi?</span></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                              lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                            lang="EN-US"> Michael Salter <<a
                              href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"
                              rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>
                            <br>
                            <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:19
                            PM<br>
                            <b>To:</b> Simon Lachlan <<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                              rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br>
                            <b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a
                              href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                              rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b> Re: Overdrive pressure or
                            clutch slip Step 2!</span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">Question  ... when you got
                          home and did the pressure test I presume that
                          was AFTER you had put the valve with the "top
                          hat", ball, spring and valve rod cap and
                          washer back into position?</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal">M</p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal">On Thu., Apr. 25, 2024,
                            12:29 p.m. Simon Lachlan, <<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                              rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
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                            wrote:</p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So, here is
                                  Michael’s “Step 1” completed. (See his
                                  email, below).</span></p>
                              <ol type="1" start="1">
                                <li class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Removed the
                                    operating valve and, just for luck,
                                    disconnected the two wires into 3<sup>rd</sup>/4<sup>th</sup>
                                    switch. Took the car for a spin.
                                    Up/down longish/steepish hills, 10
                                    miles on motorway. Various rpm…..no
                                    slippage at all.</span></li>
                                <li class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Had a
                                    puncture…..nail in tyre. Rear RHS.
                                    Flat as a pancake at once. Nearly
                                    onto rim. Nail! I imagine the inner
                                    tube is shredded and the tyre may be
                                    a write-off. (Usually are!). Anyhow,
                                    I bore you with this as I’m
                                    convinced that I’d never have got
                                    the wheel off without the little
                                    scissors jack which I carry to get
                                    the car up the first few inches
                                    until the Healey jack comes into
                                    play. Just a suggestion…….</span></li>
                                <li class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Got home and
                                    jacked car up to test pressure.
                                    Steady at 520psi which, I recall, is
                                    plenty. Stayed at 520 across rev
                                    range. Dropped very slowly once
                                    engine was off and dropped to zero
                                    as I engaged/disengaged OD a few
                                    times. Which is normal I think?</span></li>
                                <li class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Solenoid makes a
                                    robust “click” when it should and
                                    engages the OD when activated.</span></li>
                              </ol>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So what’s a
                                  sensible “Step 2”??</span></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I have been urged
                                  to check the setting of the Throttle
                                  Switch (TS). Assuming that the
                                  slippage returns (and why wouldn’t
                                  it?), I’ll short the TS out to see if
                                  that fixes it. If it does, I’ll check
                                  the adjustment.</span></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Suggestions would
                                  be more than welcome……I do dread
                                  having to take that box out again.
                                  I’ve got a very adequate ramp and a
                                  very strong volunteer(?) but,
                                  regardless of all that, it’s still
                                  quite a task. And, like a few of us,
                                  I’m not as young as I once was. I’ve
                                  always enjoyed the lines from the
                                  manual which I reproduce, below.
                                  “Gently ease”!?! </span></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks, Simon</span></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                      lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                    lang="EN-US"> Michael Salter <<a
href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>
                                    <br>
                                    <b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 22, 2024
                                    3:21 PM<br>
                                    <b>To:</b> Simon Lachlan <<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                                      rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br>
                                    <b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
                                    Overdrive pressure or clutch slip</span></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Correct
                                        diagnosis is 1/2 the repair!!</u></b></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal">First you need to
                                  confirm whether the clutch (on the
                                  flywheel) or the overdrive is causing
                                  the slippage. </p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">To do this you
                                    ABSOLUTELY MUST disable the
                                    overdrive as a badly misadjuster
                                    overdrive operating valve can
                                    produce similar symptoms. </p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">To do this I
                                    would remove the overdrive operating
                                    valve completely. (There are other
                                    ways but this is absolutely
                                    definitive).</p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Now drive the car
                                    up a long hill where you are amle to
                                    use full throttle at around 3000 RPM
                                    (maximum torque) for a few seconds.
                                    If it is the clutch (on the
                                    flywheel) that is causing the
                                    slippage these operating conditions.
                                    Test this a few times to be sure.</p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">If there is no
                                    slippage we have confirmed that the
                                    overdrive clutch is at fault.</p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Step 1 completed.
                                    Please report results. MS.</p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal">On Mon., Apr.
                                        22, 2024, 8:08 a.m. Simon
                                        Lachlan via Healeys, <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
                                        wrote:</p>
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                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You may recall the
                                            very extended overdrive and
                                            clutch saga last year.</span>
                                          <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Long story
                                            short(ish)…</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">OD was slipping in
                                            and out depending on oil
                                            temperature.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Correctly
                                            diagnosed pressure. Checked
                                            with gauge.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Attempted
                                            rebuild…going only so far as</span>
                                          <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">accumulator and
                                            related seals.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stymied as could
                                            not get pump out. Turned out
                                            to have been “fixed” at some
                                            stage with some form of
                                            “chemical metal” which was
                                            coming loose/apart.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Took it up to OD
                                            Spares who fixed it..new
                                            housing etcetc</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Why not a new
                                            clutch I thought? Sensible
                                            while you’re in the area
                                            looking at a 30+ yr old
                                            item.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New clutch…no
                                            good. Noisy, wouldn’t</span>
                                          <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">engage/disengage/play
                                            at all.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gearbox out again.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Refit clutch.
                                            Presumed I’d made some
                                            beginner’s mistake.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Refit gearbox…no
                                            good. Same</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Can’t recall
                                            whether I tried again. Lost
                                            count and enthusiasm by now.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Turned out that
                                            the new clutch kit was
                                            defective. (Thanks Mirek)
                                            (Genuine B&B from
                                            AHSpares).</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New one did work.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Saga over until
                                            yesterday.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Same sort of
                                            symptoms…..</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All’s well for
                                            first 10 or so miles. Then
                                            the dreaded slippage(?)
                                            starts. But it’s not quite
                                            the same. Reminds me more of
                                            a slipping clutch. (But NO
                                            smell)</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Symptoms continue
                                            if it’s in or out of OD.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Symptoms reduce at
                                            speed.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yes, plenty of
                                            oil. Over the full mark.
                                            Looks very clean. Pretty
                                            sure it’s 40wt</span> <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">non-detergent
                                            topped up with 30wt
                                            non-detergent. (Or
                                            vice-versa).</span> <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Am confident in
                                            state of the filter, magnets
                                            etc.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">No, I have not
                                            pressure tested it yet and
                                            yes, I dread restarting the
                                            whole bloody process all
                                            over again. I’m not sure I
                                            can face taking the box out
                                            again once, let alone
                                            multiple times.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">What I want and
                                            experience tells me I’m
                                            unlikely to get is a miracle
                                            cure!</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">One initial
                                            question…..do OD relays
                                            either work or not work? ie,
                                            can the relay hover between
                                            on and off</span> <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">which might lead
                                            to the OD coming in and out?
                                            I think that could happen if
                                            the switch is off but the
                                            unit still hasn’t got the
                                            message to disengage from
                                            the bulkhead switch.</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">And a
                                            supplementary….how</span> <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">do I bench test</span>
                                          <span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">the relay?</span></p>
                                        <p><span
style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Simon</span></p>
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