Ah, yes! All those parts made by Lucas, "the prince of darkness".
I used to think that they were also quality control consultants to the
hydraulics folks as well. But I've been told that all those leaks were
our own fault for not religiously following the owner's manual's advice
to use only Girling hydraulic fluid. Seems our American made hydraulic
fluids had a tendency to eat the (natural?) rubber seals in the
cylinders. I don't know if that's the truth but I can attest that
something regularly ate the seals.
I just decided to search on "Lucas Electric" and discovered this gem of
a page: <http://pw1.netcom.com/~krk/lotus/humor/lucasjokes.html>
One of the best lines is: "Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify
its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the
only product they offered which did not suck."
Chuck Norcutt
Walt Wayman wrote:
> You mean like the headlight/headlamp switch in my TR-6 that I
> probably replaced a half dozen times and one of which I kept in the
> glove compartment/cubby box for emergencies?
>
> And I won't even mention the heater diverter valve that sprung a leak
> and had to be replaced every other year, the overdrive switch that
> worked about half the time, or the hydraulic clutch cylinder that had
> to be rebuilt bi-anually, or the oil leaks that...
>
> Never mind. :-)
>
> Walt, still a teenage hotrodder beneath the old fart disguise
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