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On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:31:59 -0400, "Keyser Soze"
<faradayincxxxspam@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"TOM" <tomjc@catz.org> wrote in message news:ABAqg.852$Gv.485@fed1read09...[color=green]
>> Keyser Soze wrote:
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>>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1152037496.178618.192930@l70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>>roger61611@yahoo.com wrote:
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>>>>>[I used to drive old Fords (Fairlane and Mustang) and the solenoids
>>>>>were right on the fender well, you could replace one in no time. Which
>>>>>helped since the electricals on old Fords rivaled those of the British
>>>>>manufacturers.]
>>>>
>>>>Ford - fix or repair daily.
>>>>
>>>>Not sure i know of any GB cars that have electrical problems, except
>>>>maybe the early new-model rangerovers or TVRs?
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>>> I used to have a MGB. Probably the biggest POS I EVER owned. I spent more
>>> time under the hood than in the drivers seat. It had a Lucas electrical
>>> system. When I finally had to bring it into the shop, the mechanic would
>>> say "Oh yeah, Lucas-- the price of darkness".
>>>
>>> Alas, I knew Lucas all too well having had the headlights go out on me
>>> twice at 55 mph.
>>>
>>> I do own an 89 4 by 4 sr5 pickup. It had all the symptoms that the
>>> original poster stated. It WAS a bad battery. Once replaced and equipped
>>> with new terminals all was well.[/color]
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>> Nope, no known GB cars with electrical problems... :>))
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>> [url]http://www.gomog.com/articles/lucas.html[/url]
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>> [url]http://www.gt40s.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18294[/url]
>> --
>> Tom - Vista, CA[/color]
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>Thanks for the link Tom. I had a good laugh. Believe me I wasn't laughing
>over 30 years ago at the "Prince of Darkness." or at the British Leyland
>Group.
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I had a 'bug eye' Austin Healy Sprite....I feel your and my pain...


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