> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 10:33:17 -0700
> From: steve@europa.esd.sgi.com (Motorin' Flarey Henderson)
> To: british-cars@hoosier.cs.utah.edu
> Subject: Palo Alto British Car Meet in Hell
>
>
> Following the same style opening as dstone:
>
> We came. We broke down. We barely made it home.
>....
> The stupidly designed fan themo switch had blown out of the radiator, dumping
> coolant all over the place. This switch is merely held in place by a rubber
> grommet, rather than being screwed in like any engineer with half a brain
> would have designed. The car was towed to a gas station where the helpfull
Hmmm. Sounds like an Otter switch.
> attendants used some sealant to hold it in. My sisters had attempted to leave
> at this point, but the car would only run intermittently and then die.
> It turned out to be the less than one year old Lucas ignition relay. I found
> a generic automotive relay at Sherba's for $7 that was almost identical, only
> $30 cheaper! I'm positive it will last longer as well.
Interestingly enough, the turn-signals on my snake are controlled
through an eight-terminal Lucas relay box that's 28 1/2 years old and
still works fine. Has the date stamped right on it 12-63. Even I'm
surprised.
>
> steve valin steve@sgi.com
Roland
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