[TR] Lucas

[Joe Curry]

I have to respectfully disagree.  The main problem I have found with Lucas
Electrics have to do with the exposed connectors. They are not protected
from the elements and easily develop corrosion that prevents or limits
current flow. " If you can't get water through the pipem you can't take a
bath!"

The rest of the things that they manufactured (starters, generators, motors
and so forth) were no worse than the rest of what the world produced at the
time.  Perhaps even beter in some cases.

The common array of mis-matched wires that one finds on some of our cars is
typically a result of someone suffering from a corroded connector who
replaced the entire circuit rather than just the connector.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2 at verizon.net>
To: "triumphs" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:23 AM
Subject: [TR] Lucas


> Lucas electrics failing are mainly the act of the owners, open the bonnet
and
> just look at how many wires are improperly spliced with a small amount of
tape
> holding them together, look at all the differnt colored wires (none of
which
> match the original), the electricals are the least known and most
neglected
> parts on our cars, when Pete down at Jiffy-Lube changes the oil he does
not
> tighten connections, check for shorts or blown fuses as you "should" be
doing
> at home, he changes the oil and that's all he was asked to do, remember
most
> of our cars were purchased by dad while  you were in college and used as
wash
> & wear or "throwaways" (maintenance, what's that) now you expect
electrical
> parts to be a life time of trouble free usage, no way. In every town
across
> the country you have more auto parts stores than new car dealerships and
"yes"
> the Honda, Toyota, G.M. and Ford dealers all carry replacement alternators
and
> starters, including 2007 models, and just think our LBC's are just over 50
> years old with "Lucas" still performimg.  "FT"