Conversation on BL assembly line, circa 1977:
Wot th'ell are >these<, then?
Wot?
These funny litl can thins wot got the 6 prongs out the bot'm?
Bloody 'Ell, I dunno! I'll tel you wot, tho! We'll put 'em on these
Midgets wot are 'eaded for the States! Grab a bun'le of scrap wire,
stick it on 'ere, doll it up wi' some loom tape, an' i' loks like
i'b'longs 'ere.
But wot's it DO?
No'a bluudy thing, 'cept drive some poor Yank right 'roun th bend 20
years from now!
<grin>
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>
> Like I said, it may be some kind of solenoid or relay for the wiper motor?
> You have one, and it isn't connected either? Does anybody have a 1500 Midget
> in concours condition? Are there any concours judges out there who may know
> what the hel..heck it is?
>
> Maybe it's like your appendix. Not really necessary for proper operation of
> the car. A vestigial item left over from the Austin Healey ancestors!
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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> In a message dated 4/4/00 3:24:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wmgilroy@lucent.com writes:
>
> << I have the same thing as Allen but there does not seem to be a place
> in the loom that would connect to anything in the area.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > I don't have any more info at this time. I was investigating what this
> > could be by examining the wiring illustrations in the Midget 1500 Bentley
> > manual. It clearly shows this and it's location in the wire loom but I too
> > am unable to find it in the wiring diagrams. So far I can't find any other
> > references to it in the book will will looks some more when I have time.
> > Maybe Perter C. knows...
> >
> > I will check for the brown/white wire too, but typically brown is related
> > to power supply (plus on a negative ground car).
> > >>
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