Mike,
Fortunately for you, purchasing spark is not necessary. As demonstrated by
that well-known French electrical genius, M. Agneto, spark will re-generate
by itself when given the necessary impetus. In your case, this impetus would
be to get yourself under the dashboard (and wherever else on the car
decaying wiring is present) to look for bare wires, scorched or melted
insulation, loose wiring and anything else that doesn't present a neat and
tidy appearance. Then address those problems forthwith.
One of the downsides of M. Agneto's principle is that, in the presence of
any of the things mentioned above, spark will regenerate itself. This
sometimes leads to a phenomenon first recorded by a bored Boy Scout
whittling a woggle - Fire! And, as the owner of the TC I've just had to
spend a lot of time and money repairing will confirm, Fire and T-series MGs
should never go together .....
Lawrie Alexander
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Eldred" <redscirocco@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:49 AM
Subject: [Mg-t] Source for Lucas Spark
> Dear listers,
>
> I've heard about cans of genuine Lucas smoke, with which one can refill
> their
> Lucas electrical system if they have allowed too much of the vital vapor
> to
> escape.
> But I haven't heard of any supplier of NOS Lucas spark. I've had so much
> spark escape from my wiring, under the dash especially, that I'm becoming
> quite concerned that I may run out. In fact, the last time spark escaped
> from
> under the dash in my TF, the headlights dimmed. That would seem to
> indicate
> that I'm running low on sparks. I've replaced my headlight switch with a
> more
> "spark-tight" unit, but I would like to top off my wiring harness with
> some
> good Lucas spark.
>
> Does anyone know of a source for genuine Lucas spark?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike Eldred
> 1954 MG TF
> 1973 Midget
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