nice one, just shows it pays to rtfm ;-))
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> From: Peter C.[SMTP:nosimport@mailbag.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 4:38 PM
> To: Gernot Vonhoegen; TR: Gernot Vonhoegen; 'Dave Massey'
> Cc: TR List
> Subject: RE: TR6 Electricals
>
> I remember a story, probably an "urban legend" in retrospect, about a man
> whose Triumph (or MG, or ?) wouldn't start. Called a cab to get to his
> office from where he then called a shop to have the car towed in and
> repaired. Shop received the car, found no problem. Man had cab deliver him
> to the shop (now closed) and car won't start. Furious at having to use the
> cab the next day, and having to lug around his brief case full of work
> (hint) , he demands the shop fix his car. Arguments ensued with the shop
> claiming nothing was wrong. The issue was settled when the "gentleman"
> picked up his car on Saturday and it ran fine...... no briefcase on the
> passenger seat.
> Peter C
> ---
> At 10:14 AM 5/7/99 , Gernot Vonhoegen wrote:
> >
> >Bet that thing annoyed the s@@@ out of everyone!
> >
>
> >>
> >> Gernot,
> >>
> >> That little box is the seatbelt interlock. When working properly it
> >> prevents the starter from working if you are sitting in the seat but
> >> do not have the seatbelt buckled. Another fine safety feature
> >> provided courtesy of the safety nazi party here in the US. Most
> >> folks unplug the seat sensor and forget about it.
> >>
> >> This was mandated by the american government for model
> >> year 1974. It was so well received that it was dropped the
> >> very next year.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
>
> Peter C.
> MGC-GT , 100-4, '31 MM8 Cammy, Innocenti S(spoken for),
> '52 Champ, '60 L-R 109 SW, 3 '64-73 L-R 88's
> nosimport@mailbag.com
>
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