> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007, William Donzelli wrote:
> > Cripes, what kind of crummy generators to you Brits have?
> are they made by Lucas?
I am to blame for the slur against Lucas, not William.
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007, Tony Duell wrote:
What is this about hating Lucas over there?
In the 1970s, I had extensive experience with auto repair, including very
poor reliability of 1960s and early 1970s Lucas electrics. They may very
well have improved significantly since then, in which case I apologize for
the nasty comment.
In addition, in the early 1970s, Japanese cars seemed to have
significantly better gasket technology that anybody else,
leading to the equally nasty:
"The only times [insert favorite here] doesn't leak oil is before the
factory fills it, and after it all leaks out."
OK, its a very small sample, but it does show that not
all Lucas
electrical devices fail.
And my sample is only ones exported to the USA in 1960s and 1970s.
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