Don't look for a frayed OD wire.... You can't get shocked from 12VDC (go
touch the two battery terminals with your hands!)
It is most likely a static electricity shock. Cars actually generate a lot
of static electricity! Remember the static strips people use to run,
dragging them on the ground from their bumpers?
Or check if someone hooked a spark plug wire up to the shifter. (actually,
I've done something similar to a friends car several years ago, but that's a
whole different story!)
Static electricity or your coil is the only thing you can get shocked from
on your car.
-Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Chip Kigar
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:32 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Shocking shifting
well, the PO mentioned this to me, but I didn't experience the thrill until
yesterday... has anyone gotten shockan electrical shock from the stick
shift? Any suggestions where I should look. It is an OD tranny. Perhaps
the short will be obvious when I pull the cover, but as it is
intermittent... I'd appreciate any shared shocking experiences..
Chip
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