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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I installed Poly-Butyl rubber air hose with a steel wire from Tom’s Import Toys. They can be moved around to access the turn signal indicator and they are much easier to work with if I need to remove the blower motor I am very happy that I installed them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://tomsimport.com/category/new-parts/air-hoses/">https://tomsimport.com/category/new-parts/air-hoses/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>John Spaur<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>’62 BT7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Harold Manifold<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ken <goldengt@cal.net><br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Replacement of Turn Signal Relay.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When I restored my car, I opted for wire-reinforced ducting for the cold air and heater ducts. While it is not concours correct, it looks very similar to the original unless you look closely.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The primary advantage is that the wire-reinforced ducting is crush-proof and can be easily moved out of the way to access those hidden screws.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Harold<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 9:23<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM Ken via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A couple of months ago, I gave up and cut the duct then inserted a sleeve for this same reason. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ken Freese<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>65 BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="m_-793482278311650790composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#909090'>Sent from my Galaxy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de" target="_blank">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Date: 3/22/26 4:56 AM (GMT-08:00) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To: Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Subject: [Healeys] Replacement of Turn Signal Relay. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Michael, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Since it's almost the same topic, but what bothers me much more is replacing the relays on the 6-cylinder Austin-Healeys. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>The top screw that holds the relay is inaccessible with a screwdriver when the cold air duct is installed. The same goes for </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>the upper cable clamps. Is there a trick to removing the faulty turn signal relay and installing a replacement without removing </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>the cold air duct and potentially damaging or crumpling it? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Thank you for any helpful suggestions. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Josef Eckert </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Königswinter/Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>-----Original-Nachricht-----<o:p></o:p></p><p>Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Replacement Turn Signal Relay.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Datum: 2026-03-22T12:33:37+0100<o:p></o:p></p><p>Von: "simon.lachlan--- via Healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p>An: "Michael Salter" <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regarding these contraptions, there is a third way. I've mentioned it to M before....one can gut the old relay and rebuild its internals with new, modern, relays. I've done two or three. The first because my original had gone into terminal decay and the others because I'd bought clapped out originals at a boot fair. Anyhow, the first one's been in the car for some years now and works fine. The others are in one of the "boxes of useful things I may need one day". I've done the same to overdrive relays. By the way, I don't claim to be the first person to have done this!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> 20 March 2026 16:23<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> [Healeys] Replacement Turn Signal Relay.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All Big Healeys prior to the later Phase 2 BJ8 use a Lusas 33117 relay for the turn signals. This relay connects the appropriate lamps to the turn signal flasher unit, overriding the brake light switch on turns.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>These Lucas relays were a very primitive (by today's standards) but very robust unit and could withstand a short circuit as often happens with the glass lens type 594 turn/side/brake lamps used on these models at least until the fuse blew.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Within these lamps it is very easy to produce a short to ground.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Over the last few years replacements for these relays have been provided, under the Lucas name and the same 33117 part number, which have been completely redesigned and incorporate 2 modern G2R-1-E relays. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I have purchased 2 of these modern style relays and both have failed because the G2R-1-E relay relays don't seem to be anywhere near as robust as the originals and fail before the 35 amp fuse can protect them. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>So, a word of caution, if you are using one of these (improved) cheapo repo turn signal relays, be very careful to avoid short circuits in the turn/brake/side lamps.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The attached pics are of the original type and the circuit board from the "improved" replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>M <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=499 height=466 style='width:5.2in;height:4.85in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DCB9FA.4329FCE0"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><img border=0 width=499 height=402 style='width:5.2in;height:4.1916in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01DCB9FA.4329FCE0"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/manifold@telus.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>