[Spridgets] With a little help from my friends...

[Rick Fisk]

John's car is cool!  I'd never worked on or even been close to a TD before. 
Lot's of shiny brass and chrome bits and right hand drive too.  And a lot 
more room to work under the dash than on a Spridget.  :-)

http://johnsfolly.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=105742959

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deikis, John G" <John.Deikis at va.gov>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:09 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] With a little help from my friends...


> Green wire with yellow tracer.
>
> Brown wire with brown tracer.
>
> Gray wire with maroon spots.
>
> Spaghetti with solder sauce.
>
> And a really stiff neck from lying upside down in the cockpit.
>
> I was starting to hallucinate wiring directional signals into my MG TD,
> given miscellaneous extra wire bundles and colors that did not quite
> mimic the OEM wiring diagram. Twelve hours into it, Rick Fisk came over
> with his "circuit beeper" and about 50 years of experience in
> electronics. Four hours later...directionals AND brake lights AND not a
> single puff of smoke escaped!
>
> Thanks Rick. What a list!
>
> JohnD
>
> www.tinyurl.com/kidsCURE