[rescue] Re: geek vehicles

[Al Potter]

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jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu said:
> 
>> Interesting, as in jump start `em?
>
> How hard can that be if it still uses a regular battery (or doesn't
> it?).

You have obviously never owned or been around a british automobile.  They all 
have incredibly shitty electrical systems manufactured by Lucas Electrics.  
This (mis)feature often renders an otherwise fine piece of engineering 
completely unreliable.


obLucas_Joke:	Q: Why do the Brits drink warm bier?
		A: They all have Lucas Refrigerators.




obASCII-Art:

Three-position Headlight Switches, by manufacturer:


	Off Park  On		Off Dim Flicker
	  \   |   /		 \   |   /
	   \  |  /		  \  |  /
	    \ | /		   \ | /
	      O			     O

	  AC/Delco		Lucas Electrics





Hope this clears things up....


AL
(Who has owned 5 MGs, and used to work on them for a living)

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