On Wed, 5 Apr 1995, Scott Fisher wrote:
> At 12:11 PM 4/5/95 -0400, RDelany999@aol.com wrote:
> >I'm new to the list, have a '74 MGB chrome bumper, and close to closing on a
> >'53 TD. I live in Bucks County, PA
> >
> >Iwould like to know if anyone has experience with changing the coil
> >to a high performance (40,000V) one. Does it make a difference?
>
> That's not an electrical question, it's an ignition question. An
> electrical question on these cars means something like, "When I
> turn the lights on, the car makes this funny gurgling noise from
> behind the driver's seat. What's going on?"
>
Hey, I know this one!
It means your headlights are shorted to your horns. The gurgling sound
is that of the battery boiling.
Do I win? (Well, I did find out what was going on and stopped it before I
killed the battery for good. I guess that's a win!)
John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports Car Club
'73 MGB DSP | '69 Spitfire E Stock | '88 RX-7 C Stock
Home Page: http://www.widomaker.com/~trindle
"Wyszkowski's Second Law:
Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough."
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