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MG MG Y Type - Treatise on the Importance of Smoke

Most of us already know about the inescapable principles of physics exposed by Joseph Lucas in his quintessential "Treatise on the Importance of Smoke". For those who do not have the benefit of such knowledge, here is an excerpt pertaining directly and significantly to the matter at hand:
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"Positive ground depends on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. For example, if one places a copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions. The logic is elementary and inescapable!

The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterward.

Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time largely because they consumed large quantities of
smoke, requiring very unsightly large wires.

It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brake systems leak fluid, British tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national defence secrets. Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable.

In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the form of smoke provides a logical explanation of the mysteries of electrical components - especially British units manufactured by Joseph Lucas, Ltd.

"A gentleman does not motor about after dark."
Joseph Lucas (1842 - 1903)"
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This constitutes a limpid presentation of the problem. But has modern science successfully devised a solution? It seems that it did. Hence the Lucas Replacement Wiring Harness Smoke Kit. Please click here: http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm
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An outing in a British motorcar is always an adventure. Arriving at destination is always a nice surprise.

Gilles Bachand

Ha ha - and i thought it could all be explained by the phlogiston theory! (non chemists may need to look that up!)
David Mullen

This thread was discussed on 10/09/2008

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