Re: Difference between GPS and measured distace.

On 8/26/2024 3:30 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:32:31 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
 

BTW, I owned TR2's, TR3's, TR4, MGA, MGB and MBC and never had a problem with the Lucas components. I could never figure out the complaints about Lucas.

 Why so many Triumph cars?  Never mind.  I think I know why:
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"I got a severe concussion in 2010 that led to a type of seizures that
I didn't remember afterwards. This wasn't discovered and treated
properly until 2012 after 4 car wrecks luckily without any injuries"
 I had a 1970 Land Rover Series IIa 88" wheelbase.  The electrical
components were made by Lucas and gave me considerable difficulties. I
ended up donating it to a school which included a large cardboard box
full of accumulated, condensers, rotors, distributors, ignition
switches, dashboard switches, starter solenoids, voltage regulators,
flasher, lighting components, etc.  These were about 50% dead parts
and 50% spares (mostly used).  The starter and generator survived
because they were replaced by non-Lucas clones.  The wiper motors and
dimmer switch were Lucas and survived for reasons unknown.  Prior to
1970, Lucas electrical components were quite good.  Around about 1970,
something went wrong and the quality went downhill.  My guess(tm) is
there were redesigns that cut too many corners to save money.
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 "It's amazing how many parts can fall off a Land Rover and it will
still get you home".  (Me, when I owned the Land Rover).
 

MGA and MGB are Morris Garages although for the years with which I'm most familiar both were British Motor Corp products.
MBC is not a vehicle AFAIK, looks like a typo.
If Lucas equipment was better 'before 1970' it wasn't better by enough to notice.
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Andrew Muzi
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