The thing must've had terrible gas milage. On Dec 12, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
> On 12/12/2010 1:34 PM, James Therrault wrote: >> My father once pulled the Number 1 plug wire from our '49 Dodge truck and >> plugged in my finger to the wire and started the truck. I still remember >> the look on his face when he grabbed the door handle, not realizing that I >> had my other hand on the fender, to get out to me. It slapped him across >> the cab! It seems magnetos put out more juice than coils then. I can still >> check a plug wire by running it between my fingers while the engine idles. >> I feel strangely at peace after I do. >> >> >> Magnetos? I thought that they went out long before that. My ol' '31 >> Studebaker President had points/coil ignition! Two coils at that... >> >> JT >> > It was an old Ma Bell Line truck. Sucker had heavy duty everything. 4 inch > channel iron for bumpers, welded directly to the frame, big flat head 6, DU > model. Was rated at 1.5 ton. Damn I wish we still had that truck. Peace, > Dennis > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
