SpitfiresRule@aol.com wrote:
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> Oh really! Have you looked at the web site? They seem to have something
> far better in a wiring harness than the Lucas stuff.
...that's the sad part. It's part of the sad truth that most
DPOs really think they are improving the car.
"I'll just remove this LUCAS chunk and the four inch square of
bulkhead it's attached to, who wouldn't want a 52 chevy alternator
instead! And it's ok that I did the wiring with only one
spool of wire, it looks better with all wires the same colour!".
In five years, what is going to be easier to maintain. A well-sorted
LUCAS set, with all connectors correct, all colours original, that
you can buy a manual for in any Pep boys that has a full diagram?
...or a random mess of generic wires, installed by somebody
who was scared by the relatively typical LUCAS wiring, likely with
no notes taken and no diagrams made and carefully saved?
There is nothing wrong with the LUCAS harness to be honest. The
troubles with the LUCAS system are generally with the connectors
and some of the ancillaries. I can't imagine a situation where
it's actually easier to rip a whole harness out and develop
a new one than to just fix the bad connectors and repair some
insulation.
Unless your car has already been DPO'ed...?
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
"Hey! I asked for Ketchup, I'm eating salad down here!" - Homer
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