German engineering vs British Eng - was German eng poll.

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Man, I'm not so sure my 'roc is that much different.....
(It does does some funny electrical stuff.....)
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Scirocco-Al <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
To: 'Cheapass' Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>; Brian McGarvey
<brianm@earendel.org>; Larry <rocco16v@netzero.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: German engineering vs British Eng - was German eng poll.


> There was a guy I worked with who had an 72 MG.  One day it wouldn't
start.
> He spent a month going through it and couldn't figure out why.  The guy
was
> a mechanical engineer and a damn good mechanic too.  Finally he called
this
> dude who was a MG "expert".  He said "I've seen this before, go out and
turn
> your hazard lights on and off 50 times and then try to start your car.
Call
> me back when your done" .  He figured what the hell so he went out and did
> like the guy told him.  SOB the thing starts.
>
> He calls the guy back and says it runs, whats in there that causes the car
> not to run?  The dude says "I don't know, but never hit that switch
again."
>
> True Story.
>
> I much prefer my Scirocco's electricals to something like that.
>
> Alan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "'Cheapass' Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> To: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@earendel.org>; "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:40 AM
> Subject: Re: German engineering poll
>
>
> --- Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org> wrote:
> > Anybody complainin about the VW electrial hasnt had the pleasure of
> > working on a BRIT car. with Lucas electronics :-)
> > BTW i complain...
> > brian
>
>
> I'm with you, brother.  At least on VW electrical systems the drawings
> are superb and you can actually find the faults.  On old English cars,
> they're just a plain damned mystery.  And the positive ground just made
> it more weird. ('64 and '65 Triumph TR4's)>
>
>
> =====
> Cheapass Ron
> '87 Scirocco 16Victor
> Pet Peeve du jour:  It's GTI not GTi!!  Read the nameplate!  (US only)
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