Koehler Courage 20HP no power

bertsmobile1

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We come back to my favourite hobby horse
We ran a fleet of Rolls Royces in a different life
One of the most complicated electrical systems you could imagine.
Most of it is Lucas and 50 year old cars worked perfectly because RR used to "good" stuff like marine grade tin plated wires.
The motorcycles were built to a price so you were lucky if a switch outlasted warranty .
The market only gets the quality it is willing to pay for.

My favourite Lucas joke is;-

What is different about a Lucas vaccuum cleaner ?

It is the only product Lucas made which didn't suck .
 

Hammermechanicman

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Buddy of mine had an 70's Jaguar. Kinda embarrassing when he got stranded on a date when it wouldn't start and he called me come help. Stock wiring is a disaster but i got it started for him. Funny thing is the woman he was on a date with introduced me to my wife and she has been our accountant for 37 years. The Jag left him stranded 3 different times before he sold the POS.
 

RitchieP

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unplugged the key switch cable harness, blew out all of the dust, cleaned it up, and reconnected.
it started up and I was able to mow without issue. Thanks for your patience and help Bert. I appreciate it.
 

Castleford

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We come back to my favourite hobby horse
We ran a fleet of Rolls Royces in a different life
One of the most complicated electrical systems you could imagine.
Most of it is Lucas and 50 year old cars worked perfectly because RR used to "good" stuff like marine grade tin plated wires.
The motorcycles were built to a price so you were lucky if a switch outlasted warranty .
The market only gets the quality it is willing to pay for.

My favourite Lucas joke is;-

What is different about a Lucas vaccuum cleaner ?

It is the only product Lucas made which didn't suck .
Lucas,the Prince of Darkness...
 

PTmowerMech

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My favourite Lucas joke is;-

What is different about a Lucas vaccuum cleaner ?

It is the only product Lucas made which didn't suck .

In the Bogart movie "They drive by night" a guy in a truck stuck says "the only thing on that truck that doesn't make noise is the horn."
 
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