Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24

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Subject: RE: OT- Mini Cooper RE: [Leica] Leica does it again
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:58:14 -0500

> > With Lucas, the principal thing which goes wrong is the contact
> surfaces.
> > Open the item up, clean the contacts, and you're good to go.
>
> Marc, Marc, Marc...and you call your self a Lucas aficionado.
> Shame on you.
> You're NOT supposed to *really* fix it.  That ruins the "charm".  Just get
> out a hammer, and give it a light rap on the side.  THAT makes it good to
> go.
>
> Cripes, you obviously never owned an MG with a "faulty" fuel pump.  EASY
> "fix" right from the driver's seat!
>
> ;-)

AND in your youth, well, if that wasn't too long ago that you don't remember
much from it, that very thing was very advantageous on dates...much better
than the fuel pump kill switch under the dash.

;-)

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