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Subject: [Healeys] Lucas headlights
From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:09:53 +1000
References: <SNT143-W468F4847C49F9936BADD97D4320@phx.gbl> <4F7D5270.2050403@chello.nl> <4F7D71B7.3050204@cosmos.net.au> <4F7D87BA.1060408@chello.nl> <4F7D8E98.6080802@cosmos.net.au> <D32C2811-D6D9-4402-991D-01631358006D@gmail.com> <4F7E07BC.5040504@bredband.net> <4F7E1AE6.7060600@cosmos.net.au>
I was only joking, thought I'd get all the jokes covered in one post.......
I too have a new repro harness, and everything that was Lucas, still is on my
3000. Distributor with points, starter motor, generator etc. No high torque
starter, no alternator, no Mallory electronics.
It all works. It's all been rebuilt, but it's all Lucas.
Chris
www.myaustinhealey.com
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On 06/04/2012, at 8:21 AM, Larry Varley <varley at cosmos.net.au> wrote:

> Quite true, the only modification my 100 has to the electrical system was to
fit a pair of second hand Lucas sealed beam headlights. With a new wiring
loom, I have never had a problem with the electrics, and the headlights are
perfectly adequate. It's a very simple system, easy to work on and maintain.
Given that most of the critical components in my car are almost 60 years old,
it's doing ok. Now the Fiat 124BC I once owned......oh dear :)
> Cheers
> Larry
>
> On 6/04/2012 6:59 AM, Per Schoerner wrote:
>> Well, I think it's rather fun, all these statements about our friend Lucas,
inventor of darkness. Not to mention the "Lucas smoke kit", that is on sale on
Ebay from time to time.
>> But to be honest, it's not really fair to blame him. I don't think Lucas
electricity systems are worse or better than any other electrical system of
the time. I've had a number of other cars with other electrical systems, and
have had exactly the same problems as with the Lucas equipped cars.
>>
>> Per in Sweden
>>
>> Chris Dimmock skrev 2012-04-05 17:55:
>>> Isn't the inscription below the Lucas Family Crest "Home before dark"?
>>> Isn't the Lucas Vacuum Cleaner the only Lucas product that didn't suck??
>> _____________________________

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