FWIW: Have a Great Uncle who can kill the engine by grabbing the coil
wire and touching ground. Saw him do it on a BIG John Dear once and
another time on an 30's Dodge Truck. I believe I also heard my
Grandfather mention he ( My Great Uncle) had shorted out a neighbors
electric fence by trying to take a short cut across it once.
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>From: David Littlefield[SMTP:dmeadow@flash.net]
>Sent: Monday, October 28, 1996 10:47 AM
>To: simon.MATTHEWS@st.com
>Cc: MG Mailing List
>Subject: Re: SAFETY ALERT! Holding Plug leads
>
>You wrote:
>snip>
>>Incidentally, this has reminded me of more Brit/American terms:
>>
>>Brit / 'mericun
>>King Lead / Coil Wire ??
>>Mole Grips / Vice grips ??
>>Indicator / <I never did learn the American for this>
><snip
>
>I believe you mean Vi(s)e Grips, which is actually a brand name, although
>used generically by Americans to mean locking pliers (the adjustable kind),
>much as the term Crescent Wrench (again a brand name) which is used
>generically to refer to a wrench with adjustable jaws (what's the Brit for
>that?). "Vice" grips are specific techniques used in houses of ill-repute
>;-)
>
>Indicators are known as turn signals, but are rarely used by Americans,
>almost never by Texans }:(
>
>BTW, I have been hit by a bolt from spark plug leads on a couple of
>occasions. In one instance, a buddy watching me said he saw my head jerk
>up and smash, with great force, into the underside of the hood (bonnet) on
>a 1953 Buick (meaning a very solid bonnet). I never felt a thing. Maybe
>that's why I bought the MGA. Either because I thought a lightweight
>aluminum (aluminium) bonnet would be safer, or I had brain damage.
>
>David Littlefield
>Houston, TX
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