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Mar 28, 2021 | 12:19 PM

jniolon

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quicker than a rewire

quicker and easier than a new harness and a rewire

Mar 28, 2021 | 12:32 PM

Drewski 2

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Lucas, the prince of darkness! I've owned quite a few British motorcycles.

Mar 28, 2021 | 01:09 PM

Bob Ingram

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Lucas, the prince of darkness! I've owned quite a few British motorcycles.

I did too. Lucas electric was also used in British sports cars. My brother was very into them in the 60s and 70s, owned MGs, Austin-Healeys, XKE v12. One thing in common, Lucas electric failed often.

I don’t see why we’d need to buy smoke, I can create my own easily, I just need to figure out how to bottle it.

Mar 28, 2021 | 01:16 PM

Drewski 2

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Yeah, I had a MGA , MG midget and a Bug Eyed Sprite. All Lucas.

Mar 28, 2021 | 01:18 PM

abe

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quicker and easier than a new harness and a rewire

That bottle label looks old. It must be NOS.

Mar 28, 2021 | 02:20 PM

mytoolman

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priceless

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Originally Posted by Drewski 2

Lucas, the prince of darkness! I've owned quite a few British motorcycles.

Lucas: "The Prince of *DARKNESS*" that title is appropriate for them is so many ways....The leave you in the dark...lots of dark color when things burn...Dark moods prevail when their stuff failed... etc

Mar 28, 2021 | 03:22 PM

Jolly Roger Joe

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Does the bottle come with instructions on how to replace the smoke into your wiring? It might be worth a shot.

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Mar 29, 2021 | 09:15 AM

bobbytnm

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Yup, finding the smoke isn't too hard... ...but the special tool to push it back into the harness is like trying to find a needle in a haystack

Mar 29, 2021 | 06:15 PM

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EffieTrucker

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Some folks, like Abe or Joe, may not be able to use that kind. It doesn't say its for negative or positive ground, but why take the chance?

They need this.

Mar 29, 2021 | 06:24 PM

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52 Merc

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The NOS Lucas smoke replacement kit I'm familiar with comes with a device to install the smoke back into the wire.

Mar 29, 2021 | 07:45 PM

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abe

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Originally Posted by EffieTrucker

Some folks, like Abe or Joe, may not be able to use that kind. It doesn't say its for negative or positive ground, but why take the chance?

They need this.

Thanks, Ken. I never thought of the positive or negative ground thing for smoke replacement.... Or positive or negative "earth" as the Brits call it.

George Bernard Shaw, "Two countries divided by a common language."