At least on the older models... (and most MG's) the best and simplest
theft protection... is an electric fuel pump.
On the MG's... the O/D'less cars, wire the electric fuel pump through
the stalk switch. Who would think the stalk even moves.
Yeah... the car will start, but only drive as far as the float bowl full
of fuel will take them. That usually get's them out onto a main road...
the car dies, and the cops stop to help. and end up nailing them.
Another ...for the Spits... is the 3 terminal oil pressure switch.
It was tied into the ignition. The car won't start....and will kill the
ignition,
if the oil pressure isn't up to snuff. An added switch here.... they'll never
figure it out
On any clutch car...disabling the starter ckt (IE: most car alarms) won't stop
'em
since you can push/jump start 'em.
You've got to kill the fuel supply, or ignition power.
I've (on passed cars) rewired my car alarm... you disable it to get in and
start it...
then once running... you have one minute to turn the alarm back on
or the ignition dies.
Open the door... and the engine dies. (Now a'days I guess that would be good
for car jacking protection!)
Paul Tegler
1973 BGT - Daily Driver
1975 Spitfire -in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
GT6 MKIII - in the works
email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: Theft Proofing
At 03:27 PM 8/13/99 +0200, Leon Scriven wrote:
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>What a feeling when you come out the next morning or a few minutes later and
>your car is stolen. I had the same experience a few weeks ago and I can
>defined tell you that except for the loss of the car the inconvenience of
>replacing all the stuff inside that is of sentimental value.
>May be you idea of doing it is not so bad after all.
>
>
>Leon Scriven
>
>66' Spitfire
Luckily anyone who tried to steal a Spitfire or other Triumph can be
easily found just a few blocks away when the carbs load up and flood or
when something falls off the engine. The police can track the car from
your oil stain on the pavement to wherever it sits then. :)
-Vegaman Dan
-66/69 Spitui!
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