That's an Urban Legend.
What REALLY took them so long is that the smoke kept on leaking out of all
those damn small wires. Without smoke in the wires nothing British works :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
To: "Brad Holmes" <bholmes@monk.aum.edu>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: carb dome heaters?
> I always heard that the reason the Brits are so far behind the rest of the
> world in computer design was it took them qquite a long time to figure out
> how to make them leak oil!
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
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>
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188 USA
> voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
>
> On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Brad Holmes wrote:
>
> > I their computers leak oil also.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > > Are you saying that British cars, motorcycles, city buses, boat
engines etc
> > > might leak? Larry.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul [mailto:9laser3@bright.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:48 PM
> > > To: Adam Bradley; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: carb dome heaters?
> > >
> > >
> > > Since the SU for sale is for a British car, I can only guess the
purpose
> > > of the heater is to keep the oil thin enough to leak! (:-)
> > >
> > > Paul Kort
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@attbi.com>
> > >
> > > > Anyone used - or know why to use - SU carb dome heaters? I've seen
pics
> > > of
> > > > this before but never on a carb, but there's a carb on eBay right
now with
> > > > one on...
> > > >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1859003785
> > > >
> > > > Adam Bradley
> > >
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