ltljohn Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 If you have a vehicle with a Lucas electrical system you need this http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Now that right there is funny!! My father apprenticed with Lucas Electrics in England as he was getting his learn on. Oh, the stories I have heard!!!!!!! Good chuckle, thanks! Link to comment
T__ Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Now that right there is funny!! My father apprenticed with Lucas Electrics in England as he was getting his learn on. Oh, the stories I have heard!!!!!!! Good chuckle, thanks! Like____ Lucas, prince of darkness. The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark." Lucas--inventor of the first intermittent wiper. Lucas__inventor of the self-dimming headlamp. The three-position Lucas switch__DIM, FLICKER and OFF. The other three switch settings__SMOKE, SMOLDER and IGNITE. Lucas dip-switch positions: LOW and BLOW About the guy that peeked into an MG and asked the owner "How can you tell one switch from another at night, since they all look the same?" "He replied, it doesn't matter which one you use, nothing happens!" Why do the English drink warm beer? Lucas made the refrigerators. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit. Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random frequency. Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 On my old MG it was known as Lights out Lucas. Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Real life Lucas things: Most older (195x) British bikes had a ammeter in the headlight housing. That was the fuse. If everything electric stopped working and you had a black hole in the ammeter face, you had a short. The ammeters were cheap. MG and other electric fuel pumps. They were conveniently placed inside the rear fender. If they stop working give them a good calibrated kick. There you go... Link to comment
Quinn Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Ouch----This sure hits close to home. I've got a Spitfire in the basement that needs to be rewired---following a smoke release and temporary taping. Link to comment
Eschelon1 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I grew up around Triumphs(The cars), Rovers (The cars) and pre-FoMoCo Jaguars. It would be really funny if it weren't so true... Link to comment
Hermes Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ..They were conveniently placed inside the rear fender. If they stop working give them a good calibrated kick. There you go... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are soo right, Paul. Been there done that,listened to the klich,klick, klick, done that every 2 miles until I reached my cottage sometimes after breakfast. By that time, my buddies had already come back from a succesful early morning duckhunt. I sold the MGB shortly afterwards. Jurgen Link to comment
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