In a message dated 95-11-08 12:28:17 EST, SCHWANGAU@aol.com writes:
>My father ignited a car once in the garage when the fuel line was
>disconnected and he cranked the starter while setting the timing.
This could be a great subject for a new survey topic: Best Explosions of or
having to do with Triumphs! I once attached a battery charger to charge the
battery of my TR3, after having installed my nice clean newly re-built
engine. Problem was, I had left the ignition key on. Several hours later,
during a dinner with my new in-laws, the coil blew up. Incredible clouds of
smoke poured out of the garage. Tar over everything. The coil casing looked
like the tin cans we used to light cherry bombs under when I was a kid.
Re-built engine no longer looked so clean, and one of my in-laws still has a
nervous tic whenever she sits down to eat at my house.
Lets hear your stories.
Best Regards
Paul Vander Woude
61 TR3A
59 TR3A
Various fractions of several other TR3A's
"When someone asks you how many cars you own, and your answer includes any
type of fraction, you might own too many Triumphs"
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