On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Bill Davies wrote:
>
> Ahhhh Rich,
> You've just reminded me of a sad (but very funny, as long as you're not
> too closely involved!) story relating to a friend who shall remain
> nameless and his newly completed restored Herald.
How could Rich be involved with this guy? The Herald sounds presentable...:-)
Johnny '70 Viterald
> This vehicle has been rebuilt from the ground up. EVERYTHING is new.
> Now around 3-4 years ago, as this Herald was being finished for it's
> first show season, the owner was doing a few final jobs, including
> adjusting the tappets. The work was being done inbetween jobs on his
> garage. The doorways of the garage had been rebuilt, and all the cement
> was still wet. So the scene is set......
> He goes to turn the engine by using the starter button on the solenoid
> (this is a nice, shiny, new old stock solenoid), and finds the car is in
> gear, and starts moving. When he released the button, the contact didn't
> disengage, and the car kept moving until it hit the newly rebuilt garage
> door pillar, demolishing that, wrecking the NEW chrome headlamp rim and
> overider on one side, scraping the NEW paint down to the
> metal........... he eventually got to the battery and disconnected it
> (just as the starter motor was about to burn out - the car was jammed
> solidly into a pile of bricks by this time!).
> The car has been used quite a bit since, but it's never been the
> same.....
> Cheers,
> Bill.
>
> richard jackson wrote:
> >
> > I have this very same problem, usually though only when it's cold (98%
> > of the
> > time here in Blighty). Have you got the little button on the solenoid
> > between
> > the two main contacts? My will always start on this if the ignition
> > packs in!
> >
> > See folks, I can talk serious.........occassionally!!!
> >
> > Cheerio
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
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