Subject: Lucas Dreams (was Re: MGB starter)
John Lupien writes:
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> The yellow with pink wire eventually goes from the relay to a black box
> called "sequential seatbelt control" (or something) the red and white wire
> goes from the ignition switch to this box also.
> BTW, this is a '74, was this when there was some law
> requiring that the seatbelt be used for the car to start? (this "feature"
> has been disabled and could be the root of my problem)
Ah, yes, the 1974 "broken ignition ciruit" requirement. By law, all ignition
circuits were required to be extra flakey in 1974, and when the ghost of
Mr. Lucas saw that, he just jumped up and down with fiendish glee.
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The most vivid dream I've had in years was related to exactly this circuit.
I found myself driving my Stag on streets that looked like Boston, but around
buildings that looked like Washington DC. I tried to start the car at one
point, and it wouldn't even click. Remembering that this was a BritCar,
with a seatbelt safety (which the Stag doesn't even have), I immediately
assumed that the interlock switch was bad - Lucas, doncha know!
The solution? Look on the console, of course, for the switch labeled with
a seatbelt. Why? In _my_ dreamworld, all Lucas devices are equipped with
a manual override. Pulled the override, started the car, and drove away...
Were that life were that easy - it's already almost that strange (for me,
at least).
ed devinney ed@visix.com
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