Heh! That was what I claimed to be the case with my E-Type's radio.
The electrical system decided if there was sufficient amperage to run
the radio and, if not, the radio simply didn't turn on. Classical
British engineering. Yep. Norm
On 6/8/05, Pete Peters <ppeters914@comcast.net> wrote:
> More fun from my brother-in-law....
>
> There is an allied product that is the oil detection gasket. It assures
> that there is always a drip on the driveway to indicate that regardless of
> what mechanical problem you just fixed, there is still an oil stain. This
> was standard equipment on Triumph, MG, and Morris products. Morgan improved
> the system to include protection of the transmission. So fixing the
> transmission made the front seal of the engine leak. Fixing the front seal
> made the rear seal leak. Fixing the rear seal showed up in the
> differential. Jaguar improved on it with a version that would only leak
> through the rear seal, just prior to blowing the engine. It was kind of an
> early warning system.
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