We had a fellow over on the LandCruiser who was hit hard with the old
watch band short circuit trick. He was tweaking his carb when he brushed
his watch against the aftermarket HEI.
The jolt threw him into the garage wall. He broke several ribs and got a
hell of a concussion when a pair of mountain bikes fell off their wall
hangers. To top it all off, the shock sent him into severe arrhythmia.
Wally spent 2 weeks in the hospital.
Peter Philips wrote:
>Listers,
>
>This mishap doesn't involve wrist watches but it has kept me from ever being
>in front of a car that is being cranked over.
>
>Dad was a Field Engineer for Carter Carburetor (1937-1952). In an Olds'
>dealership one day a porter was sweeping in front of a straight eight Olds
>which had the carburetor removed for repair. The fuel line was over the open
>manifold. Somebody hopped in to move it, hit the switch and off it went at
>maximum revs with raw gas dumping straight into the manifold. The alarmed
>driver released the clutch. The porter never walked again.
>
>I tend to watch it, particularly when working alone and especially when tired
>and frustrated.
>
>Pete
>Richmond
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