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
> 
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