Brian:

Their in-line connectors and junction points with the bullet ends shoved into a phosphor bronze sleeve with a bit of rubber over it was definitely not the most corrosion resistant item ever made.

I had forgotten about them.

Bill.

Bill, I had a moped with one of those the faster you go the brighter it gets electrical systems and I do remember it rather fondly. I thought it was the best thing ever!!

But anyways, isn't mechanical problems how you learn about mechanics? If my father would have bought me a brand new car (like so many teenagers are now used to) I'd probably have no idea on how to change a tire! Thanks to my British (and others too!) cars for teaching me about virtually all the automitive systems and quite a lot about patience!

Bill,
My dads old MG HAD plenty of those old connectors you refer to. I personally love the old British cars, MGA's, Healys, Old Jags, Sunbeams, old Trimuphs, etc, I just don't have the patience to constantly work on them like my father does. I prefer my Big Block Mustangs from 68 and 69, cheap and easy to work on and parts in every parts store in the country. Not that I drive them too much anymore at 4 mpg and $2.50 / gal gas.
Anybody want a '68 GT Fastback, big block Mustang with 19K original????

got pretty off topic here, I think it all started with glow plug voltage.

The off topic stuff is often the most fun.

jess

Ahhhhhh...a man with taste! I've got a Jensen Interceptor and all the power to the headlights goes through the dash switch, not a relay in sight. This was probably OK with the original headlights but when you upgrade....well let's just say that the entire switch melts and falls to pieces behind the dashboard in the middle of a high speed sweeping corner at night! Guess who bought some relays?

Brian:

Had a buddy with an Interceptor, his was the FF version. He didn't drive his at night either.

It was a great car for the daylight hours. With the FF system you could nail it just about anywhere and all it did was go like stink.

Bill.

British bodies and American engines...the best thing ever invented since marmade! (Actually marmade is rather distasteful stuff at first but I digress.) That's what gave us the Cobra for one! The FF was the 4 wheel drive version of the Interceptor right?

Anyways, a bit of trivia here. Did you know that in the 1930s the Jensen brothers who were already making a name for themselves rebodying Austin Sevens and similar cars and started building what could be the first Anglo-American hybrid? They used to build a car powered by Henry's own flathead V8 which they reworked for more power with their own cylinder heads and multiple-carburation. The car had essentially 8 forward speeds (4 speed trans and a dual ratio rear end in the fashion of Packard)....and beautiful coachwork to boot!

OK folks. I have been taken to task, and deservedly so, for allowing this thread to get so far off topic.

the thread is supposed to be about methods for heating glows plugs.

Let's stick to the right topic.

If anyone wants to keep talking about cars we do have a forum for full scale cars. Take it there please.

Thanks.

Bill.

Yes. Please keep on topic. I am removing the off topic stuff so future readers of this thread don't have to wade through that part.

Sad. It will be their loss[&o]

jess

[the thread is supposed to be about methods for heating glows plugs. ]


OK, Back on topic, then. I am considering converting my 1964 TR-4 and 1994 XSTS To diesel. How should I wire golw plugs to pre heat the cylinders prior to starting?

jess

[If anyone wants to keep talking about cars we do have a forum for full scale cars. Take it there please. ]

Where is it?

Jess:

Cars full scale is [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_254/tt.htm]here[/link].

Go up one level from there, you'll find full scale plane and boat forae also.

Bill.

Checked it. OK I suppose, but not nearly as lively or interesting as the spontaneous discussions which appear in other forums.

If the RCU Gods command conformity over spontaneity the commandment must be obeyed. I still think it a loss.

For general information, I have found that if I happen upon a post, subject, or thread of no interest to me I simply skip over it. The technique is easily learned and requires no special equipment.

Perhaps RCU could set up a "How To" forum explaining the process to members.

jess

Well said Jessie!!!!

Well folks, seems like any more conversation on the original topic is not going to happen. This has sat around a couple days and there have been only two entries and they both were not related to Glow Plug Voltage Limits on Model Airplanes.

They were both removed.

Time to lock this one up!