on 6/11/03 6:41 AM, Guy Day at grday@btinternet.com wrote:
> How old is the cracked and brittle wiring harness that has been abused by
> PO's and has now been further abused by allowing smoke to escape from veins
> in the bowels of Lord Lucas's Empire? This vacating of smoke generally
> tends to make the remaining copper wire unsuitable for future use.
No idea. Far older than the 4 years it's been in my possession.
> The Voltage Regulator is normally contained within the alternator but there
> were early alternator designs that had a separate regulator box. As far as
> I am aware, the latter type was not factory fitted to Midgets or any
> MG/Rover/Austin/Morris/British Leyland etc etc product. PO's can be a
> different matter ....
Well, that'd explain why it is missing. The PO converted it to a larger
alternator. Somewhere I might have an e-mail saying what he used. I don't
remember at this stage though.
Seems like this'll keep me busy for the next several months!
Thanks,
--
Alix
Smokin' '68 Sprite
San Jose, CA
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