Re: LRO: RE: result of the polarity switch

From: Keith Tanner (keith@miata.net)
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 23:05:53 EDT

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    I once looked at a Jaguar XJ6 that had a Chevy V8 under the hood. The
    heater was controlled with a tap from an exterior faucet like you'd see on
    a garden hose.

    Keith

    19/04/2001 -0700, you wrote:
    >F*&! the future owner! Did the PO do you any favors.....NO! Consider it
    >your duty to:
    >
    >a. Do modifications in such a manner as to give the impression you and 5
    >monkeys got liquored up and took blunt instruments to the truck.
    >
    >b. Alter virtually every circuit to the extent that it's easier to get a
    >new wiring harness than correct your "improvements". Oh, and use loads of
    >wire nuts like you'd find in house wiring.
    >
    >c. Never replace panels, B-O-N-D-O!
    >
    >
    >Bryan - PPPLROA (Past President Previous Land Rover Owner's Association)
    >
    >62 88
    >70 109 "Genie"
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Keith Tanner [mailto:keith@miata.net]
    >Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:12 PM
    >To: lro@works.team.net
    >Subject: LRO: result of the polarity switch
    >
    >
    >Just a followup: the truck was set up as positive ground before, despite
    >unusual instrument wiring/notatings. Now it's negative. It was an easy
    >switch as I suspected - but I appreciate the information that allowed me to
    >confirm the polarity of all the bits before I started changing the wiring.
    >I didn't want to end up damaging something due to ignorance, although my
    >electrical knowledge is good enough to tell which is the ground strap and
    >read a circuit diagram :)
    >
    >In my order to RN today, I included a NEGATIVE EARTH 12V plate. I'm going
    >to rivet that beside the battery tray for some future owner.
    >
    >Keith



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