Well put!!!
The only wire I ever had to replace was the one that went to
the horn slip ring in the steering column. The slip ring
had gotten loose and had started to turn with the wheel,
and the wire that led to it got all twisted and ripped up.
(The horn would randomly go off without any apparent reason.)
I soldered the original bullet connector to the new wire,
to maximize the remaining original-ness...
Doug Braun
'72 Spit (with 99% original harness)
At 06:36 PM 8/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
>SpitfiresRule@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Oh really! Have you looked at the web site? They seem to have something
> > far better in a wiring harness than the Lucas stuff.
>
> ...that's the sad part. It's part of the sad truth that most
>DPOs really think they are improving the car.
>
> "I'll just remove this LUCAS chunk and the four inch square of
>bulkhead it's attached to, who wouldn't want a 52 chevy alternator
>instead! And it's ok that I did the wiring with only one
>spool of wire, it looks better with all wires the same colour!".
>
> In five years, what is going to be easier to maintain. A well-sorted
>LUCAS set, with all connectors correct, all colours original, that
>you can buy a manual for in any Pep boys that has a full diagram?
>
> ...or a random mess of generic wires, installed by somebody
>who was scared by the relatively typical LUCAS wiring, likely with
>no notes taken and no diagrams made and carefully saved?
>
> There is nothing wrong with the LUCAS harness to be honest. The
>troubles with the LUCAS system are generally with the connectors
>and some of the ancillaries. I can't imagine a situation where
>it's actually easier to rip a whole harness out and develop
>a new one than to just fix the bad connectors and repair some
>insulation.
>
> Unless your car has already been DPO'ed...?
>
>--
>Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
>Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
>ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>"Hey! I asked for Ketchup, I'm eating salad down here!" - Homer
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