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Listers
Our 1955 early BN2, has the same master switch in that it first started wit=
h back on August 23, 1955. Granted it was checked and cleaned with spray co=
ntact cleaner during the restoration in 2001. You folks all already know th=
is story, if a part fails, there is always a reason for the failure. Elect=
rical bits tend to fail when a electrical contact does or doesn=E2=80=99t w=
ork as designed. Dirty or corroded points on an SU fuel pump will leave you=
stranded on the side of the road, in this case Route 66 in the Texas panha=
ndle. (That story takes about an hour and a half to tell). Lucas smoke emi=
tting from the underside of the dash board always get the imagination going=
and there is always a cause. A battery post (pick positive or negative d=
epending on you frame of mind) looks for a way to connect to the other term=
inal ( ground or power). Anything along that route that is the weak link in=
the circuit, whether poor connection, undersized or damaged wire, etc., h=
as the potential to make the crazy 12 volts to seek another way to the targ=
et. It will find a way if there are alternatives to the design plan. You=
=E2=80=99ll recall the frayed wire that touched that brand new capillary tu=
be for the water temp gauge, that ruined the gauge and the wiring harness. =
Just be glad that our toys are not filled with all kinds of electronic gadg=
ets because the chances of figuring out what really went wrong in that case=
is just this side of NIL. (that is just west of Baltimore) =F0=9F=98=8A =20
Perry
From: Michael MacLean
I asked if anyone was having problems with the master switch that Moss offe=
rs.=C2=A0 I am getting quite an education.=C2=A0=20
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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Listers</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Our =
1955 early BN2, has the same master switch in that it first started with ba=
ck on August 23, 1955. Granted it was checked and cleaned with spray contac=
t cleaner during the restoration in 2001. You folks all already know this s=
tory, if a part fails, there is always a reason for the failure.=C2=A0 Elec=
trical bits tend to fail when a electrical contact does or doesn=E2=80=99t =
work as designed. Dirty or corroded points on an SU fuel pump will leave yo=
u stranded on the side of the road, in this case Route 66 in the Texas panh=
andle. (That story takes about an hour and a half to tell). =C2=A0Lucas smo=
ke emitting from the underside of the dash board always get the imagination=
going and there is always a cause.=C2=A0 A battery =C2=A0post (pick positi=
ve or negative depending on you frame of mind) looks for a way to connect t=
o the other terminal ( ground or power). Anything along that route that is =
the weak link in the circuit, whether poor connection, undersized or damage=
d wire, etc., =C2=A0has the potential to make the crazy 12 volts to seek an=
other way to the target. =C2=A0It will find a way if there are alternatives=
to the design plan. You=E2=80=99ll recall the frayed wire that touched tha=
t brand new capillary tube for the water temp gauge, that ruined the gauge =
and the wiring harness. Just be glad that our toys are not filled with all =
kinds of electronic gadgets because the chances of figuring out what really=
went wrong in that case is just this side of NIL. (that is just west of Ba=
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/span>=C2=A0 </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Perry</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&n=
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