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by harvey
Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:57 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: Coil wiring
Replies: 5
Views: 1390

Re: Coil wiring

You have wired it correctly, the side that goes to the distributor is always the same as the Earth of the car.
by harvey
Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Be Careful out there....
Replies: 8
Views: 1976

Re: Be Careful out there....

I was scraping up accidents on that particular stretch of road 30/35 years ago, and nothing has changed or improved since. A series of blind bends that tighten up more than you would think, lined with trees that overhang the road, with gradients and dodgy cambers thrown into the mix. Not the place y...
by harvey
Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:10 pm
Forum: Technical queries
Topic: "Checking your oil" (and having a good laugh)
Replies: 2
Views: 1039

Re: "Checking your oil" (and having a good laugh)

Along similar lines, a customer of one of my mates, (a woman, not that we should be sexist about these things) had a slight coolant leak on a Cavalier, so he told her to top up the coolant and drive it down and he'd sort it. She removed the oil filler cap, and filled the engine right to the brim wit...