[Healeys] Healey helps Prius

[David Nock]

Bruce, Many of the newer cars that have their batteries in the trunk  
along with electronic trunk locks also have a key hole stashed  
somewhere. The Jaguars have a electric trunk latch but there also is  
a key in the XK8 logo, the S type is hidden under the trunk handle.  
They also have a main battery stud under the hood that a jumper can  
be connected to to power up the electrical system.

So i would bet that there is a key hole somewhere hidden that gives  
access to the trunk






David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Bruce Griffin wrote:

> Just a comment on how far we have come.
>
> Last night I needed to move a 2007 Priuis out of the garage to get  
> access to
> the lawn tractor (it is time to start cutting grass in North  
> Carolina). Our
> family has three Prius' and one Healey. The older Prius shares the  
> garage with
> the Healey BT-7. The Prius is so dependent on its electronics that  
> I could not
> get into the trunk with the battery dead to access it for service  
> (the battery
> location is the same as the Healey and it too has push button start).
> Fortunately the Prius hood (bonnet) release is mechanical  
> (everything else is
> electronic including door locks and transmission shift, when its  
> dead you
> can't even push it out of the way) and I could access the jump  
> start post on
> the fuse box. After some thought I realized the obvious solution.  
> Open the
> boot of the Healey, pull the choke cable out, and push the start  
> button on the
> Healey (never got in the car). It started right up after months of  
> storage (a
> problem for the Prius). I grabbed jumper cables, connected the  
> positive ground
> car to the modern miracle. The Prius came to life thanks to the simple
> technology of the Austin-Healey.
>
> It is supposed to be 80 degrees F tomorrow, so it is time to drive  
> some
> ancient technology that works largely without too much reliance on  
> electronic
> technology.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce D. Griffin
> Summerfield, NC, USA
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