Interesting... I always thought the "rat's nest" pattern was invented by
British labour union officials.
You may be able to answer this, then: Do sparks in a Lucas wiring loom travel
at the speed of darkness?
From: lawrie@britcars.com
To: redscirocco@hotmail.com; mgs@autox.team.net; mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Source for Lucas Spark
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 09:59:53 -0800
Mike,
A common misconception is that the "rat's nest" condition so often found was
an early manifestation of "built-in obsolescence", designed to keep mechanics
(and firefighters) in business. However, nowadays, we in the trade realize
that it's a natural evolution of war-surplus electrical equipment intended to
eliminate cars that have outlived their useful life-span. Since we, as
T-series enthusiasts, do not subscribe to the idea that old MGs are patently
unsuited to modern-day driving, it behooves us to take all possible steps to
eliminate these conditions with the utmost celerity!
Lawrie
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Eldred
To: lawrie@britcars.com ; mgs@autox.team.net ; mg-t@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Mg-t] Source for Lucas Spark
Lawrie,
Thanks for your reply, however, it leaves me at somewhat of a loss... do I
understand that it's your claim that the wiring harness wasn't originally
supplied by Lucas with bare, scorched, and melted wiring? Next thing you'll
be telling me is that the factory didn't use the "rat's nest" pattern of dash
wiring!
-Mike
> From: lawrie@britcars.com
> To: redscirocco@hotmail.com; mgs@autox.team.net; mg-t@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Source for Lucas Spark
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 09:35:58 -0800
>
> 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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